21 million euros plus bonus! 23-year-old Brazilian Flying Wings is infinitely close to joining Inter Milan and is expected to compete in the Club World Cup

On May 17, the French media "Football Market" famous Inter Milan team reporter Pasquale Guarro has taken a key step in Inter Milan's bid to buy Marseille right wingback Luis Enrique. The two sides have the hope to reach an agreement based on the transfer fee of 21 million euros plus a partial bonus.

Inter Milan has a good record this season. They reached the Champions League final and the Italian Cup semi-finals, and Serie A still retains hope of defending the title. In the two rounds of the Champions League semi-finals and Barcelona, ​​Dumfries, who played as the right wingback, performed very well, contributing 2 goals and 3 assists by one, becoming the biggest contributor to Inter Milan's promotion. However, before that, Dumfries missed 6 games in various games due to injury and almost missed the game against Barcelona. Therefore, finding a rotation player with a right wingback has also become an urgent task for Inter Milan.

In fact, in January 2024, Inter Milan signed Canadian international Buchanan from Bruges for 7.3 million euros, hoping that he can become a rotation in the right wingback position. However, in half a season, Buchanan had few opportunities and was loaned to Villarreal last summer. At present, this lottery worth 7.3 million euros has not won the prize, so it is normal for Inter Milan to target Louis Enrique.

Louis Enrique, born in December 2001, is only 23 years old. He joined Marseille in 2020, and returned to Bottafogo on loan for two seasons. In the summer of 2023, Enrique, who ended his loan, returned to Marseille and gradually became the main force. So far this game, he has played in 35 games for the Ligue 1 giants, scoring a quasi-double double-double with 9 goals and 9 assists.

As a wing player, Louis Enrique has excellent speed, foot skills and first-class pass shooting ability. He can play as a winger, wingback and fullback, and can also be competent for the Shadow Front position. He is a player with very comprehensive skills. In Dezelby's 4-2-3-1 formation this season, Enrique often played at the left winger position, forming the two wings of Marseille with Greenwood. Once Marseille takes the three central defender formation, Louis Enrique directly switches to the right to serve as the wingback, and he also has excellent performances.

In Inter Milan's plan, once Louis Enrique joins, he will first play the role of Dumfries as a substitute and gradually adapt to Inzaghi's tactical system. And after that, he will replace the old Dumfries and become the team's first choice in the right wingback position.

By the way, Marseille initially asked for Luis Enrique to €30 million, which Inter obviously couldn't accept. However, through patient bargaining, the two sides have made gratifying progress and are expected to reach an agreement in the next 10 days. Inter Milan even hopes to close the deal as soon as possible to register a player's contract in the June transfer window. In this way, Louis Enrique even has the hope of representing Inter Milan in the new version of the Club World Cup in 2025.