Inter Milan Hoping To Sign Young Argentine Defender Before Serie A Clash Vs Lecce | OneFootball

Inter Milan are hoping to complete a deal to sign defender Tomas Palacios before their Serie A match against Lecce next weekend.

This according to Italian broadcaster SportMediaset, via FCInterNews. They report that Nerazzurri Vice-President Javier Zanetti is personally working on the deal.

Palacios is increasingly looking like he is the defender Inter have decided to sign before the end of the summer transfer window.

The Nerazzurri have cast a wide net in their search for a defender over the past few weeks.

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.

However, after considering all of these possible targets Inter appear to have settled upon the idea of signing Palacios.

Inter Milan Aim To Sign Tomas Palacios Before Lecce Clash

Completing a deal for Palacios won’t be altogether straightforward.

A key aspect is the fact that the 21-year-old has a somewhat complex ownership structure.

Argentine club Talleres are the owners of Palacios’s contract. However, he is on loan with Independiente Rivadivia, who have a purchase option for 50% of his deal at the end of December.

Therefore, Inter must find an agreement with both on the terms of a deal that ends that loan and sees both club compensated.

But the Nerazzurri are hard at work trying to do just that.

Inter Vice-President Zanetti, who retains a strong connection with Argentine football, is personally involved in the talks.

And according to Mediaset, Inter do not want to wait too long to wrap up a deal for Palacios.

The broadcaster report that the Nerazzurri want to complete the deal before their next Serie A match. That is at home against Lecce next weekend.