Inter Forced to Explore the Market After Dumfries Blow | OneFootball

Denzel Dumfries and the Inter staff opted for the surgical route to solve the ankle problem that had been affecting him for a while. He’ll be on the mend for two to three months, likely forcing the management to sign another wing-back, La Gazzetta dello Sport relays.

The Dutchman went under the knife in London to stabilize the joint. He had started having problems due to a stomp in the Lazio game and aggravated it while on international duties.

Without Dumfries, Inter will lean on Luis Henrique, Carlos Augusto, and Andy Diouf at the position. While the former Olympique Marseille star has shown better than earlier in the season, he hasn’t completely won over the decision-makers to the point of being the undisputed top option.

The Nerazzurri had already earmarked a few youngsters for the summer since the future of their linchpin will hang in the balance again. They’ll assess whether it’s possible to nab one of them in the upcoming window. They are particularly keen on Genoa’s Brooke Norton-Cuffy, Verona’s Rafik Belghali, and Marco Palestra, who’s on loan at Cagliari from Atalanta. Moris Valinic represents a viable fallback. He stars for Dinamo Zagreb, the same team Petar Sucic comes from. He has a €18M price tag.

Our Take on Inter and Dumfries

If it’s true that they set some dough aside during the summer since they didn’t find anybody they truly liked to spend it on, the time to pull the trigger is now, as he might not be in for the long haul, and Luis Henrique continues to be up-and-down. Palestra is probably unreachable in January, while Genoa, Verona, and Pisa, regarding Idrissa Touré, could perhaps be persuaded with the right offer and counterparties.