Cancelo In, Frattesi Out? Inside Inter’s Most Delicate January
In Milan, the Befana is bringing cold temperatures, but in Viale della Liberazione, things are heating up due to the football transfer market. The situation with Frattesi and Cancelo is still up in the air, and there are new logs on the Inter fireplace.
Andrea Locorotondo
Updated on 05 January 2026
The Istanbul Temptation. Davide Frattesi Is Rethinking His Future Away From Inter
For weeks, the Inter midfielder, Davide Frattesi, has known about the interest from the Turkish giants and always said he wasn’t interested. But in the last few hours, things have changed. The Italian is now thinking about Galatasaray’s tempting offer, which would see him earning £5 million net per season. £2 million more on what he currently earns. But Gala has also started to make moves with Inter, overtaking Fenerbahce. There’s no official offer yet, but the Nerazzurri executives are chatting to their colleagues about a valuation of £35 million.
Inter’s Red Line. What Giuseppe Marotta Want From the Frattesi Deal
Frattesi has thought for a while now that this will be his last season with Inter. His latest small injuries added to the past ones have made the journey more difficult than expected. Davide thinks that this transfer window will be the best time to move elsewhere. Even if Juventus are still keen on the player and Spalletti really likes him, it is also true that no official offer has arrived yet from the Bianconeri.
‘Our strategy is that if a player wants to leave, we discuss it and evaluate it. Frattesi is not in this situation. We have not received any official offers, but we are open to discussions…’ admitted Inter president Beppe Marotta before the Bologna match.
The Barcelona Domino. Why Cancelo’s Return Depends on Barcelona. And Frattesi.
Inter priority is the right flank. In the Cancelo saga, though, the ball keeps going from one team to the next: first from Al-Hilal to Joao, then to Barcelona, with Inter still waiting but staying confident. If Laporta gives in to Mendes’ pressure, flouts the FFP restrictions and agrees to sign the winger, then it’s a sad day for Joao. Otherwise, the Portuguese would go back to the Nerazzurri, for constant use on both flanks and, at the same time, either Acerbi or De Vrij would join Inzaghi.
‘We’re looking into the Cancelo issue, so we’ll see what happens. It’s a very peculiar situation…’, admitted Marotta.
Andrea Locorotondo
Andrea Locorotondo is an Italian sports journalist. He has been living in the UK since 2015 and he is accredited by the SJA and AIPS. In addition to his role as contributor for FootItalia, he has demonstrated his ability to effectively cover a range of positions in sports journalism. Former Sportitalia TV journalist back in 2014, he is currently employed as a data journalist for Opta and Sportsdata. He is the team leader of Italian commentators at GBVision. He collaborates with EA Sports and frequently appears as a guest on Italian radio and television shows, including RDS Serie A TV and La Fiera del Calcio, where he shares his insights as a Premier League expert.
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