While the stories linking Albert Gudmundsson to Tottenham ahead of a summer transfer are starting to get tedious and boring, there are certain bits of information that still catch our attention.
Inter Live’s latest report on the matter, with Inter Milan also keen on the Iceland international, is one of these, mostly because they mention Fabio Paratici off the bat, and how he ‘mocks’ his competition’s efforts.
It’s well known the sporting director is currently banned from practicing, but there have been heavy suggestions he is still advising Tottenham in some shape or form, likely indirectly, on the transfer market.
This is what Inter Live also imply, as they state Paratici ‘could ruin’ Beppe Marotta’s plans for Albert Gudmundsson this summer by getting Spurs to offer €30m + a player for the forward.
Over at San Siro, a lot will depend on how much money Genoa will want for their star, but it’s common knowledge the Premier League side will have much more money to spend this summer than their Italian counterparts.
Inter Milan are aware Alberto Gilardino’s side need to ‘record a high capital gain’ in the summer, and will therefore wait for offers from foreign clubs, like Tottenham.
The plan, therefore, would be to get Gudmundsson’s approval for a transfer within Serie A and then ‘begin to test the waters’ with his club in order to try and work out ‘how to set up the negotiation’.
However, Fabio Paratici, working in the shadows, can move differently, and while he may have had his wings clipped, he ‘still has great influence’ at Tottenham and is ‘always attentive to what happens’ in his home country.
The belief is he could push the London club to offer €28-30m + Djed Spence to convince the Serie A club to let Gudmundsson leave.
The right-back was sent to Genoa for the rest of the season with an option to buy at €10m, but that could be dismissed entirely, including the player in the deal for the Iceland international, and making everything easier for the Italians.
Something to keep in mind as this story continues to run its course, with no signs of it going anywhere in the near future.
