Radja Nainggolan

[Bluenine]

Holy fuck!

Zaniolo and Nainggolan reverse transfer?
By Football Italia staff

In a remarkable twist, it’s reported Nicolò Zaniolo could return to Inter in exchange for cash plus Radja Nainggolan – the exact reverse of the move that took him to Roma.

The decision to include Zaniolo as part of the Nainggolan deal in 2018 is probably the highlight of Monchi’s Giallorossi career, as the teenager proved to be a huge hit.

Whereas Zaniolo has gone from strength to strength, Nainggolan struggled at Inter and was loaned to Cagliari.

With Roma posting record losses and a takeover seemingly up in the air, Zaniolo might have to be sacrificed to balance the books.

According to La Repubblica, there could be an extraordinary reversal of fortunes with Zaniolo returning to Inter in exchange for cash plus Nainggolan.

There is an extra reason for this, as Roma already owe Inter 15 per cent of any future transfer for Zaniolo, so selling the 20-year-old right back to the Nerazzurri would wipe that cost out.

This factor gives Inter an advantage over interested parties such as Juventus, Tottenham Hotspur and Manchester United.

They’d bring Nainggolan back home, as he remains beloved by the fans and never disguised his regret at leaving the Stadio Olimpico.

 

[Adriano@10]

Would be epic dont believe it for a second.

 

[Nero Indigo]

NAAANIIIIII!!!!???? :wth:

 

[YoramG]

Roma are FUCKED financially. Let's do them and Radja a 'favour' :rollani:

Saying that, Zaniolo doesn't seem to fit the mould of the type of midfielder we need right now, as IMO he suits the Eriksen/Sensi rotations rather than what Barella has to do, and we need a Barella sub that isn't Gagliardini more urgently.

However, fuck it, I'd love him back here. We'd quite literally have the entire Italian NT midfield.

 

[CafeCordoba]

If Roma is fucked financially, how could they afford 4.5m€/y Nainggolan?

Zaniolo doesn't have a spot in our formation. I feel he's more of an offensive player than a midfielder. Only spot indeed would be AMC and that is if Conte decides to use 3-4-1-2 but then again, we have already one guy specially for that spot (Eriksen, Sensi more of a typical CM with offensive traits). How would it make sense to get expensive Zaniolo to stunt Eriksen?

My point with all this is, this rumor does not make any sense.

 

[Howl]

Brozovic, Barella, Sensi, Eriksen and possibly Zaniolo? Nah I don't think we go for him because Roma will value him highly and I don't know where he'll fit and who then goes to the bench.

Only way I see it happening is Conte approves it but then asks for Eriksen to be sold.

 

[YoramG]

If Roma is fucked financially, how could they afford 4.5m€/y Nainggolan?

My point with all this is, this rumor does not make any sense.

Well they love Radja there and he loves them, I’m sure a little wage cut could be agreed But no I agree, a Zaniolo signing doesn’t make sense for us at the moment.

 

[DARi0]

Nainggolan is going to be used in the bid for Chiesa, as he seems top target for Marotta and Conte this summer. Hope they throw Dalbert in that deal, too.

Former Inter director Ernesto Paolillo basically confirmed this:
“Of course, I admit that €70 million is a high figure however it is perfectly suited to Chiesa. Italian talents like him can be counted on the fingers of one hand and it is right that he is valued as a rare commodity. If Federico were to come to Inter, Antonio Conte’s team would become a true Italian colony and this would give the squad an extra value. The first two that come to my mind are Radja Nainggolan and Dalbert. Nainggolan will return to Milan after his loan at Cagliari and is destined to leave again because he is not part of Conte’s plans. Dalbert is already in Florence and I think he had a decent first half of the season. Of course the values of the two players alone will not equate to the value of Chiesa but they can certainly be an incentive to conclude the deal.”

 

[diamen]

Marotta mentioned yesterday that Chiesa is too expensive and that he can cost even more than 70 mln euro, so I don't think he is considered as a target for us. Selling Lautaro and splashing all the money for Chiesa seems to be bad idea.

I like both Belotti & Chiesa, but their evaluation is simply too high. Belotti is worth for me 40 mln while Chiesa 50 mln, not more. So I think they both will stay in their clubs for very long time until they demand a move.

 

[dax21]

Brozovic, Barella, Sensi, Eriksen and possibly Zaniolo? Nah I don't think we go for him because Roma will value him highly and I don't know where he'll fit and who then goes to the bench.

Only way I see it happening is Conte approves it but then asks for Eriksen to be sold.

Zaniolo is coming off an ACL recovery. Marotta can strong-arm Roma into submission on basis of that fact alone, let alone the global market imploding due to COVID drama.

Mind you, I'm not saying that we should go for Zaniolo. I don't see him as a pure midfielder, and definitely not as a pure striker either. He isn't a finished product despite scoring a few goals for Roma. But if we wanted to, I'm sure we could pull it off.

 

[DARi0]

Make no mistake, Chiesa has been a target for Marotta for many years. Now that Conte is also here, you may consider him our most expensive target for this summer

Marotta said that in order play the games, nobody said he will pay that full amount in cash, but by inserting players that will bring that value down. So in case Lautaro is being sold, it could be Chiesa that club invests in. I`m not a big fan of the idea, especially given his big 5m/year wage demand, but this seems to be the strategy. I would rather keep Lautaro but we need to deal with reality.

@dax21: Zaniolo is not a target for us, not in Conte`s plans so we will not make more for him. However, I could totally see Paratici use your arguments and try to sign him for deadwood such as Rugani/Romero/Bernardeschi/Mandragora/other overvalued shit.

 

[CafeCordoba]

Swapping Lautaro to Chiesa is an awful fucking idea. I mean if Chiesa is the guy replacing Lautaro as the 1st choice partner for Lukaku.

Dumping Radja to Fiorentina would be good business though, if we can come to terms with them actually paying something for him. There's talk of loan for the coming season and then redemption next summer.

 

[Materazzi_23]

I don't really believe Chiesa would be the replacement of Lautaro. Different players and I don't see Chiesa as a SS but more as wide player. If we lose Lautaro we need a scoring partner for Lukaku and I don't think Chiesa is the type of player who has the potential to score 20/25 goals a season as Lautaro does.

I would like to get Chiesa but only if we play 3-4-3 or something similar to that and not for 70M, that's way to much. I think we going to use the Icardi money to fund the transfer of Tonali and if Lautaro stays everything depends on the sell of Perisic, Radja, Joao Mario, Vecino, Dalbert etc. If we don't sell them I don't see any big signing coming. We also need to fund Sensi's arrival and I guess Barella signing?

If we could extend the loan of Sanchez for another season that would be great. If we integrate Pirola and Esposito to the first squad we only need a vice-Lukaku and we could even sell Godin.

 

[DARi0]

Fresh from CEO:
“The objective of this club and its coaching staff is to make the most of the assets at our disposal, and Nainggolan is an important resource. Once his loan with Cagliari is over, he’ll return to us and together we’ll figure out the best future for all concerned.” - Marotta

I believe we are about to monetize Nainggolan, as he will prefer match-time.

> Update: Fiorentina will move for Inter’s Radja Nainggolan in the coming months if Federico Chiesa departs the club according to a report in today’s print edition of Italian daily newspaper La Nazione. Whilst the Belgian is certainly not a replacement for Chiesa, La Viola would use the money raised through any sale of Chiesa to bring in Nainggolan from Inter. The report explains that Fiorentina could do a loan with obligation to buy deal for the former Roma midfielder with the obligation to buy set at €20 million.

 

[Bluenine]

So 20m for Nainggolan and 13m for Dalbert. Add another 30m to that, its a good offer for Chiesa. The big question is whether Chiesa would want to play RWB at Inter. Unfortunately I don't see that happening, specially if Paratici is whispering in his ears.

 

[diamen]

So 20m for Nainggolan and 13m for Dalbert. Add another 30m to that, its a good offer for Chiesa. The big question is whether Chiesa would want to play RWB at Inter. Unfortunately I don't see that happening, specially if Paratici is whispering in his ears.

In interview with Sky he admitted that he could play anywhere even as wingback in 3-5-2:
https://sempreinter.com/2020/04/07/...iesa-i-have-already-played-in-a-3-5-2-system/

This year I have played more as a second striker as that is where the coach wants me to play, but I will play wherever he wants. Even in a hypothetical 3-5-2 I could help my team to the fullest,” the young winger revealed as part of an interview with Italian broadcaster Sky Sport Italia late last night.
Under Sousa and Pioli I improved defensively because I played everywhere, including at right wing back.

 

[Besnik]

So 20m for Nainggolan and 13m for Dalbert. Add another 30m to that, its a good offer for Chiesa. The big question is whether Chiesa would want to play RWB at Inter. Unfortunately I don't see that happening, specially if Paratici is whispering in his ears.

Chiesa is a fraud, if we are smart enough we should stay away from him. We should rather invest money elsewhere, and we aren't talking about little amount of money here though.

 

[CafeCordoba]

If Chiesa is willing to play RWB and that is what he wants, guess he could work, with the counter-parts. Otherwise he's simply too expensive. Radja valued 20m€ is something we will never get as money so basically that's free 20m€ off Chiesa's value. That way we can inflate his price a bit but some 70m€ valuation is just extreme. And Dalbert needs to be included too, maybe his valuation can be inflated too to get Chiesa's value higher and thus more plusvalenza to Fiorentina.

Lots of conditions which I don't see happening. But as long-term solution Chiesa wouldn't be bad since we won't probably run with wingbacks after Conte leaves. Most probable is his transfer out of Fiorentina is postponed to next summer.

 

[Il Drago]

I don't want to ruin your dreams but it has been reported Fiorentina want more than 70m for Chiesa and they don't accept counterparts. The only way we could afford Chiesa is by selling Lautaro and he's simply not worth it.

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Chiesa is a fraud, if we are smart enough we should stay away from him. We should rather invest money elsewhere, and we aren't talking about little amount of money here though.

Good to know i am not the only one who doesn't want Chiesa at Inter.

 

[Cómi]

At this point I'd rather they integrate Radja back into the squad as the Barella substitute.