Inter Milan Learn Price Tag For Parma Star As Speculation Grows Over Summer Transfer | OneFootball

Inter Milan have identified Parma player Mandela Keita as a midfield target for the summer and must pay at least €20 million to secure the Belgium international, who has established himself as one of Serie A’s most impressive defensive midfielders this season.

According to L’Interista, no formal dialogue has yet begun between the clubs, but Inter’s interest in Keita is genuine as they plan a significant overhaul of the midfield department.

The numbers behind Keita’s most recent performance against Napoli underline his appeal, six defensive contributions, four recoveries, four interceptions and two defensive clearances in a single match.

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Indeed, Chivu’s planned switch toward a 3-4-2-1 requires exactly the profile Keita offers, a ball-winning, press-resistant midfielder capable of disrupting opponents and protecting the defence.

Furthermore, the Belgian could form a complementary partnership with Aleksandar Stankovic.

Indeed, whose return from Club Brugge is all-but confirmed with Inter set to trigger the €23 million buy-back clause.

Therefore, the midfield blueprint is beginning to take shape, a combination of Stankovic’s dynamism and Keita’s defensive intensity giving Chivu a very different engine room to the one that has powered Inter’s Scudetto campaign.

Parma will not sell cheaply. Their leverage is Keita’s outstanding form, and they intend to use it.