Despite losing summer acquisition Marko Arnautovic for a significant period due to injury, Inter will not look to bring in a free agent to replace him, despite an attractive list of options available.
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La Gazzetta dello Sport reaffirmed on Monday afternoon that Inter and coach Simone Inzaghi are satisfied with the squad assembled this summer and like Atalanta, who lost Gianluca Scamacca and El Bilal Touré to injury, will not seek to hire a replacement immediately.
However, the pink slip of paper has laid out a list of options that Inter could turn to if they decide to return to the free player market.
Among the names mentioned is Papu Gomez, who ended his contract with Sevilla a year early and has not yet found a new home.
The rumor was reported in Saudi Arabia as well as in Monza, although Adriano Galliani later denied the latter.
There are also a number of players who will experience Serie A as a league, namely Felipe Caicedo, Stefano Okaka and Simone Zaza, but La Gazzetta reckons none of them will be of particular interest to the Nerazzurri.
Also present are former Premier League stars Andre Ayew and Jesse Lingard, as well as former Bayer Leverkusen winger Karim Bellarabi.
The most prominent player who is currently without a club is former Chelsea and Real Madrid striker Eden Hazard, but Belgium is increasingly inclined to retire early according to La Gazzetta.
nstead, Inter will promote from within to replace Arnautovic, with 19-year-old Primavera striker Amadou Sarr expected to be given a chance to break into the first team.