Inter to Give Struggling Newcomer More Time, Roma Keen | OneFootball

Inter have reservations about how Luis Henrique has fit in and adapted to Serie A, but they intend to give him more chances and aren’t actively shopping him or looking for another right wing-back, Alfredo Pedullà reports.

The Brazilian speedster didn’t make the XI against Milan even though Denzel Dumfries was absent. Christian Chivu preferred deploying Carlos Augusto on the right wing. He’ll have his opportunities in the coming matches. The starter will miss more time due to an ankle sprain.

Inter believe Luis Henrique has robust room to grow and aren’t engaging in talks to loan him out. From that standpoint, Roma tested the waters, as they could use another wing-back since Kostas Tsimikas hasn’t panned out, but they were quickly rebuffed.

The Nerazzurri staff need the former Olympique Marseille to improve defensively before giving him some burn. They spent €22.8M to acquire the 23-year-old last summer, bringing him in very early. He has collected 11 appearances so far, with no goal contributions.

Our Take on Inter and Luis Henrique

They aren’t a rash team, especially when it comes to fairly expensive acquisitions, so he’d have to really crater for them to cut bait quickly. The fact that he didn’t even come off the bench in Derby, with even Andy Diouf getting minutes over him, was an big indictment, though. However, with Dumfries and Matteo Darmian both hurting, they’ll inevitably have to play him soon, as Augusto can’t be the deputy in three separate positions, and they’ll need to rotate as usual. His upcoming performances will be telling ahead of January. Roma are perhaps the only other team who could see him as a wing-back.