Inter were left disappointed by Marco Palestra’s decision to join Chelsea rather than moving to San Siro earlier this week, but the latest reports claim that the Nerazzurri could now reinvest the funds they had set aside for the wing-back on Nico Paz from Real Madrid instead.
Denzel Dumfries is set to join Real Madrid from Inter having had his release clause activated earlier this month, and the Nerazzurri had been hoping to replace him with 21-year-old Italy talent Palestra.
However, the 2025-26 Cagliari loanee has since decided to join Premier League outfit Chelsea in a total €60m deal on a five or six-year contract that will see him earn twice as much as he was offered in Italy in wages.
Previous reports claimed that Inter’s Oaktree ownership group had set aside €50m for the signing of Palestra this summer, and that any other new arrivals would have to be funded through the sales of current players.
With Palestra going to Chelsea and Dumfries going to Madrid for a reported fee of €20m, it is believed that Inter will have €70m to play with before any other players are sold, and reports from the Corriere dello Sport suggest that that money could go towards the signing of Nico Paz.