The Nerazzurri president: “We’re not anxious to fill any gaps, except for Dumfries’ injury, which will take a month to heal. Thanks to the coach’s work in developing the squad, we have plenty of options, especially in attack.”

Three transfer news items and more in the space of a few minutes. The first: “Dumfries will be back in a month.” The second: “We only made an inquiry for Diaby, but his club has told us they want to keep him.” The third concerns Frattesi: “He never asked to be sold, he’s here and he’s playing.” These are the thoughts and words of Beppe Marotta, president of Inter, who answered questions about everything concerning the Nerazzurri ahead of the match against Cremonese. And the young Massolin from Modena: “We have invested in him and he represents an intuition, he could also be useful to the first team. We will evaluate further, but tomorrow we will finalize this deal, provided that the player finishes the season at Modena.”

Then there was praise for Cristian Chivu’s work: “The depth of the squad is down to him, who has also brought out the best in one of Italy’s greatest talents, Esposito. We have a high-quality attacking department and we are proud to have done so with a coach who comes from the youth sector. I don’t want to comment on Dumfries out of respect for the doctors, but I think he will be available in about a month. We are not anxious to fill any gaps, except for Dumfries’ injury. There were no opportunities on the horizon. We made an inquiry about Diaby, but his club told us they wanted to keep him, and that was the end of that. As for Frattesi, we have always said that players who wanted to leave would be allowed to do so. He has not expressed this intention, so he is here and playing. He is an important player: the competition is strong, but it also depends on him and other factors.”