Bayern 'offer Inter €10m for Perisic' after transfer value drops due to pandemic

Inter's strategy regarding players out on loan has been ruined by the Coronavirus pandemic, according to a report from today's paper edition of the Milano based newspaper Giornale.

The report details how Inter CEO Beppe Marotta sent out many players on loan last summer, like Mauro Icardi, Ivan Perisic and Radja Nainggolan, with the hopes that they would all be purchased by the clubs that signed them. Only a little over a month ago the sale of both Perisic and Icardi seemed certain, but now the effects of the Coronavirus on the transfer market has damaged both deals.

Mauro Icardi's value could drop by almost €50 million, the report highlights, making it unlikely that French side Paris Saint Germain will activate the €70 million buy option attached to him. Whilst Bayern Munich are keen to sign Perisic, they could offer only €10 million for him, far from the €20 million fee agreed upon last summer.

Nainggolan's chances of staying in Sardinia seem a little more likely, the report adds. Cagliari could now offer a much lower fee for the Belgian midfielder, far from the €24 million that Inter paid to Roma in the summer of 2018. The only issue would be his high wages.