The winter championship has already been taken by AC Milan, and the annual championship is also gradually slipping away. For the current Inter Milan, the most important thing is the Club World Cup which is about to start this week. Winning the Club World Cup can at least restore the team's morale. Then, or perhaps in the winter transfer window, the process of rebuilding the team will begin, and the club's technical director Blando has confirmed the plan to purchase players in January.
Cassano's court case will be postponed until the 16th of this month for judgment, but Sampdoria chairman Garrone has officially stated that he is willing to sell. "Let those who want him make an offer." And Inter Milan is clearly Cassano's biggest suitor. Italian media had even reported that Inter Milan had preliminarily signed Cassano. On the local time of the 13th, former Inter Milan coach and renowned coach Trapattoni also expressed support for Cassano to join Inter Milan. Trapattoni said: "It would obviously be better for him to go to Inter Milan, and Cassano will greatly help Inter Milan. I remember when he was with the Italian national team, he often helped the team."
Blando went to Abu Dhabi with the team to oversee Benitez's preparation for the Club World Cup. In an interview with Italian media, he promised that Inter Milan would definitely bring in a replacement for Samuel in the winter. "In January, Inter Milan will introduce a replacement for Samuel to compensate for the damage caused by unexpected injuries to the team."
As Maicon's agent and also a well-known figure familiar with the Serie A transfer market, Carionko told Sky Sports that he was confident that Cassano would eventually join Inter Milan. "He will certainly leave Sampdoria. As for where he goes, perhaps going abroad would benefit his maturity, but ultimately, I think he will join Inter Milan."
Blando, in an interview, also stated that the replacement for Samuel would be Inter Milan's only signing in the winter. He said: "Apart from the replacement for Samuel, Inter Milan will not buy anyone because as long as the injured players recover, Inter Milan will still be very strong." However, the Italian media still have low confidence in this statement. Some media outlets, such as 'TuttoMercatoWeb', even see Blando's statement as a strategy to feign disinterest before making a big move, intentionally releasing smokescreens.
For the replacement of Samuel, Inter Milan naturally wants Ranocchia, who they already own half of the rights to. However, Genoa is unwilling to let him go easily, and Moratti even personally negotiated with Genoa chairman Preziosi, but there has been no substantial progress so far. Even Ranocchia himself, in an interview with 'Inter Channel', said, "I know Inter Milan is examining me, and they own half of my rights. Of course, I am very happy about Inter Milan's attention, but I am still a player for Genoa. Now, I only have Genoa on my mind."