Inter Milan Closing In On Move For Talleres Defender | OneFootball

Inter Milan are closing in on a deal to sign defender Tomas Palacios from Talleres.

This according to Sky Sport Italia transfer market expert Gianluca Di Marzio, via FCInterNews. He reports that Talleres and Independiente Rivadivia have reached an agreement on a structure of the transfer.

For more than a month, Inter have been weighing up their options in defense.

The Nerazzurri haven’t hid the fact that they want to sign a left-footed defender. This would be to give Alessandro Bastoni a backup while Carlos Augusto covers at wingback with Tajon Buchanan out.

There had been the idea of an experienced stopgap solution on a free transfer. The Berazzyrri considered the likes of Ricardo Rodriguez and Mario Hermoso.

Then, Inter had reportedly been on the verge of a deal for defender Juan Cabal before he instead joined Juventus.

Meanwhile the likes of Zenit St. Petersburg’s Robert Renan, Arsenal’s Jakub Kiwior, and Genoa’s Johan Vazquez have also been on the Nerazzurri’s radar.

More recently, links have emerged to Nantes defender Nathan Zeze, Dinamo Zagreb defender Mauro Perkovic, and Valencia defender Yarek Gasiorowski.

But in the last week, Inter have zeroed in on a different profile. They have made Talleres defender Palacios their main target.

Inter Close In On Deal To Sign Tomas Palacios From Talleres

At 21 years of age, Talleres-owned defender Palacios is certainly the right age profile for Inter owners Oaktree Capital, who have clearly expressed the preference to invest in younger players.

And the Nerazzurri believe that the Argentine also has the right profile as a defender.

Palacios is left-footed and used to playing on the left side of a back three.

Inter are ready to offer €6 million as well as a percentage of future resale to sign Palacios.

The main hurdle to the deal has been getting an agreement between Talleres and Independiente Rivadivia, where Palacios is on loan, on a deal.

However, according to Sky transfer market expert Di Marzio, the two Argentine clubs have found an agreement.

Rivadivia are ready to terminate Palacios’s loan early so that he can join Inter.