Calciomercato Inter, there is Vidal: this is the gift that Conte wanted

What are a few days that the persecution has lasted for nine months? What does it matter to wait a weekend, when more than six years have passed since you last trained him?

For the reunion between Antonio Conte and Arturo Vidal and therefore the “marriage” of the Chilean with Inter, it is now a matter of days. The hardships of the Messi issue have probably put Barcelona’s management to the test, which postponed until tomorrow the definition of the two outgoing operations, Suárez and Vidal. For the Chilean there are no bureaucratic or passport problems, and this must be resolved quickly: Arturo will not arrive at tomorrow’s match (when most of the teams will also be missing), but at Inter they say that he may already be there. in the middle of the week, when work could really begin for the next season.

Salary and awards

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First Arturo must obtain the “letter of freedom”, the termination of the contract with Barcelona, ​​in whose release negotiations have been open for days with agent Fernando Felicevich. The will of the Blaugrana club is clear, the Nerazzurri strategy as well: let the player’s entourage negotiate, and then put into effect that draft agreement for an option of more than two years for the third year. The object of the dispute is not actually compensation, but the last ten months of King Arthur’s contract, which expires in June 2021. Bartomeu and his council would like Vidal to completely renounce, the player, due to the fact that he is Barça, if they had pushed him to the goal, would like to get a part as compensation: we are talking about a figure of around 6 million, which is almost “matched” by the next signing at the Nerazzurri. In addition, there is the speech of the unpaid awards, 2.4 million euros for which the Chilean last December wanted to sue Barcelona. The club denied that they were due and returned it to ordinary justice. In short, we need a full agreement that cancels all skirmishes. But it seems to be close, only to be ratified by making one last mutual effort. Then Barça will be able to think about integrating the squad with the replacement of the midfielder, a more pleasant element for Koeman and probably more “futuristic”, while the former Juventus player will be able to take the road, or rather the plane, to Italy.

Boss and parties

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Yesterday Vidal trained following a partially differentiated work program, although the Catalans denied that Koeman asked him and Saurez to train away from the rest of the team. However, he published the usual training images on his social networks, yesterday “occupied militarily” by the celebrations for the birthday of his partner Sonia Isaza, a Colombian fitness instructor with 3 million followers on Instagram with whom he has been paired for years. more than a year. The off-court life of the man with the shield has always been quite bumpy, but Antonio Conte has always appreciated his talent and consistent performance on the court.

Missing pawn

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In less than a week he will be able to have it available again, thus finding the raider who was lost last season: in the role that Barella and sometimes Vecino used to use, but Vidal guarantees another weight from the opposite area. The Chilean, who also scored 18 goals in a single season with Conte (the third with the black and white jersey) could exploit the spaces that the defenses, worried about Lautaro and Lukaku, inevitably end up leaving the midfielders, especially in quick counterattacks. Vidal in Conte’s plans will be inserted as a midfielder in the 3-5-2 that should have Kanté as a central pivot and Barella on the other side. Sensi and Eriksen would constitute important tactical variants, even for the 3-4-1-2 already rehearsed last season, with Vidal more focused. In these speeches we must consider Brozovic, whose future remains uncertain, while Gagliardini would return to a second-line role. Of course, the fifty million that Chelsea are asking for the small French midfielder will be necessary to complete the project. They will be met with sales: a big one if the right offer comes in, or a more complex job of creating treasure with layoffs. But here the times are longer: tomorrow may be the day of Kolarov’s arrival in Milan, but immediately after it will be Vidal’s turn.