If City complete the blockbuster signing of Anderson, Forest will immediately look to the Serie A market to find a replacement, Gazzetta dello Sport reports. The Premier League side has maintained a long-term interest in Davide Frattesi, and the influx of cash from the City deal would provide them with the necessary funds to meet Inter’s valuation. While Inter currently value the Italian international at €30m, Forest’s previous hesitation has been purely financial.
For Inter, the departure of Frattesi is the essential sacrifice required to balance the books and fund their own priority targets. Removing Frattesi’s wages and generating a significant transfer fee allows the Nerazzurri directors, Piero Ausilio and Giuseppe Marotta, to return to the negotiating table with Liverpool for their primary objective in midfield.