Inter Milan looked dominate in Serie A last season, as they walked to their 21st Scudetto. It was an opening success for Cristian Chivu in his first season as coach. However, now Inter need to look to keep their dominance, and to be strategic in the market to do so.

A typical way to do this is gto keep the same quality squad, but get younger. Inter will look to do this at the wingback position as they lost Denzel Dumfries. Dumfries left Inter, as Real Madrid activated his 25 million euro release clause at the start of the transfer window.

Denzel Dumfries of Netherlands seen during the FIFA World Cup 2026 Group F match between Netherlands and Sweden at Houston Stadium on June 20, 2026…

Inter have now set their sights on Marco Palestra who is owned by Atalanta. Palestra had a breakout season last campaign as he was loaned out to Cagliari. He played well enough to earn a place in the Azzurri for the World Cup Qualifying playoffs, as he featured in both games.

His improved form has gone unnoticed as it is leading Inter to spend 50 million euros to sign him this summer. This comes from a report from Nico Schira via X. However, the deal is not complete with Atalanta yet as the clubs still have disagreements over sell on clauses and bonuses.

But, this is the only issue standing in the way of the deal as Inter have already agreed terms with Palestra. This will see him join Inter on a contract until 2031 once the deal is complete. He will earn 3 million euros per season as part of the deal to join the Nerazzurri.

Paulo Dybala’s future was a topic of discussion for the majority of last season. This came as he had an expiring contract with AS Roma at the end of last season. For a while it looked like that there will be no renewal for Dybala, as the club looked to kick-off a younger project.

This was lead by Claudio Ranieri who was made the clubs sporting director, at the beginning of the season. However, he would be fired before its completion over a disagreement with manager, Gian Piero Gasperini. Raineiri’s dysmallsly saw Gasperini take charge of all transfer in Rome.

Gian Piero Gasperini of Roma celebrates during the Serie A match between Hellas Verona FC and AS Roma at Stadio Marcantonio Bentegodi on May 24, 2026…

Gasperini had a differing view from Raineri and believed that the team didn’t need as drastic of changes, and could keep some of the older players. Paulo Dybala was one of these players, as he was set to leave the club under Raineri’s vision. However, extension talks restarted once Gasperini took the role instead.

Roma are now confident in completing the deal according to Il Tempo via RomaPress. Il Tempo call the deal a matter of time as Dybala’s extension with Roma has looked set in stone for a while. However, until the deal is confirmed there is always the possibility of him going elsewhere.

This is one the Giovanni Albanese is exploring via his youtube channel. He is reporting that Dybala could make a shock return to Juventus if a deal with Roma falls through. This comes as Dybala is only demanding a salary of three million euros per season, which the Bianconeri could easily match.

The story around Inter Milan to be they won this years Scudetto is how they will be able to keep the team strong. They have been linked to many names to get stronger and younger. Nico Paz, Tarik Muharemovic and Marco Palestra have all been linked to the Nerazzurri.

Manu Kone however has been the most serious name that Inter have been linked to ahead of this summer. This comes as AS Roma will be forced to sell players this summer to meet financial fair play terms. Kone could be one of these and could even  involved in a swap dealing according to Corriere Dello Sport.

Manu Kone of AS Roma greets the fans during the serie Serie A Enilive match between AS Roma and ACF Fiorentina at Stadio Olimpico on May 4, 2026 in…

This would see Carlos Augusto be returned to Inter. Augusto a has been on Roma and Gian Piero Gasperini radar for a long time. Roma need more versatile defenders to fit Gasperini system which makes him an appealing choice for Roma.However, Roma signing Augusto could be dependent on if Inter decide to sign Manu Kone.

The Nerazzurri have plenty of options could chase Curtis Jones instead. This comes as a TEAMtalk is reporting that Jones would prefer a move to Milan over staying in England. This makes him a real target for Inter as he will be up for sale this summer. 

He has fallen out with Liverpool manager Arne Slot over the course of this season. Slot sees Jones as unneeded in his system as he has only played 1839 minutes during this season and could be sold. This would be a perfect market opportunity for Liverpool who want to make sure they can keep up their dominance into next season.