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Inter Milan gave up Lukeman because of coaching, inquiry for Mr. Dortmund 60 million can be seen

11:04am, 20 August 2025【Football】

Lukeman returned to Italy from the UK and arrived at the Zingonia Training Center in Atlanta. This means that the transfer game between Inter Milan and Atlanta about Lukeman may come to an end in a "no" way.

Inter Milan and Atlanta, which have been playing for the past few weeks, are probably not winners - Inter Milan wasted time and fell into the embarrassment of "although they have a budget, they may not have time to advance the transaction" before the market closed; Atlanta had a cold war with players for several weeks, and no one could guarantee that both sides could "smile and lose their grudges". After all, the Italian saying goes well: "Can you squeeze out toothpaste?"

Several transfer experts emphasized that after Inter Milan no longer regards Lukeman's trade as a priority, the first position of the Nerazzurri's recruitment is the midfielder and central defender. If both can be completed, let's see if the team has the chance to supplement the attack line. To some extent, after several weeks of delay, Inter Milan has returned to the starting point.

What does the so-called "return to the origin" mean?

The initial contact between Inter Milan and Atlanta was not Lukeman. The storm between Lautaro and Calhanoglu made Inter Milan look very close to losing the center midfielder, so Inter Milan wanted to introduce Ederson.

At the time of contact, Atlanta refused to sell Ederson. On the contrary, Lukeman's agent came to Inter Milan and said confidently: the player holds the "promise" given by Atlanta, and only 40 million euros will be released if the "really blue and black" is required.

Plus at the same time, Ziwo hopes to change the formation by 3421, and Inter Milan also lacks a player who takes on the role of pushing, blasting, and releasing the pressure on the backcourt behind the striker. Therefore, Inter Milan turns to Lukeman as his number one target - all other trades can be put aside.

But after a few weeks, the Turkish Super League team did not rain, and Lukeman even used extreme means to stop training. In the end, Inter Milan could not resist Atlanta's will to retain people, which was unexpected by Inter Milan.

As Italian media commentator Altobec, a famous reporter from "Milan Sports", Luigi Garlando emphasized: Another key reason for Inter's withdrawal from Lukeman's trade is from Zivo's turn. Inter's coach believes that Boni and Pio Esposito's progress is faster than expected. At the same time, Cialhanoglu's continuous physical problems have led to Inter's lack of midfield interception. Therefore, what Inter now needs more is a midfielder.

Italian media pointed out that Osirio and Marotta only informed Lukeman of Inter Milan's decision after communicating with Zivo about the transfer. After learning about the Blue and Black Army's ideas, Lukeman returned to Italy.

If this is true, it will be a few weeks to go around. Inter Milan started from "wanting to buy midfield" and returned to the origin of "wanting to buy midfield".

To some extent, although Inter Milan has delayed several weeks, it has been a bit rewarding.

First, the shift in Inter Milan's signing program means that young people like Boni and Pio will play more important roles, and they obviously represent the future of Inter Milan.

Furthermore, as a coach who has not been in the team for a long time, Ziwo will have a difference in what position the team needs to add most and what formation it is most suitable for. The initial judgment and subsequent judgment will be different. After all, except for the Tieba boss, no one can guarantee that he will always be correct. As strong as Mourinho, it took him half a year to find the best tactical solution in the Blue and Black Army.

If Inter Milan operates a large-scale acquisition based on the new coach's "original judgment", and the team later changes its plan, resulting in the investment not being able to achieve greater results... that is not beautiful after all.

"Milan Sports" emphasized: Even if Lukeman is not introduced, it does not necessarily mean that Inter Milan will give up the blueprint of 3421. The reason is that Inter Milan still has players such as Flatesi, Boni, and Luis Enrique to move behind the striker. In the Inzaghi era, Lautaro and Tulam frequently retreated, which is also a regular way of playing. In the Club World Cup, Chivo did not have Lukeman under his command, and he also changed his team to 3421 several times, which is another argument.

In addition, Italian media reported: After withdrawing from the Lukeman trade, Inter Milan tentatively talked with Dortmund about the situation of German international Enmecha. The Hornets asked for 60 million euros, but Inter Milan did not take any further action.

Enmecha is a strong midfielder. In his 92 Bundesliga games, nearly one-third of his games were attacking midfielders.

The Nerazzurri's test of Enmecha's situation does not mean that Inter Milan will do their best to promote the acquisition, but from this we can see some of the ideas of Ziwo and Inter Milan's transfer groups - Inter Milan hopes to introduce a strong and energetic midfielder to supplement the scarce strength of the existing midfielder and ability to recover the ball, but there are no too many requirements for players to play "middle laner", "drag back" or "Mezzala". This will leave a lot of room for tactical operation for the coach.

At present, there are rumors about Inter Milan and many midfielders. In addition to Cone and others, there are also Benfica's Florentino, Brighton's O'Reilly, and some midfielders in the Premier League, etc. For more specific information, you need to wait and see.

The time is not much to close the transfer window, and Inter Milan doesn't have much time to waste.

The Blue and Black Army incidents occur frequently this summer (from Inzaghi's departure from the team, to the Calhanolu storm, and then to the Lukman storm), and the original plan is frequently disrupted. It reminds people of the fact that Inter Milan also encountered a change in the past few seasons, and eventually "stopped in a hurry and took action" to buy Correa and Arnautovic.

This time, Inter Milan has a considerable budget and can operate at least one heavyweight acquisition. I hope the team can respond better and stop replicating the tragedy of "making mistakes in busyness".