Transfer Zone: Inter Milan are 'running Black Friday deals' this summer

Joe Hewlett
8 August 2021

Planet Sport looks at the reaction to Lionel Messi's emotional press conference and Inter Milan's ongoing financial woes.

Lionel Messi

We're not crying, you are.

A distraught Lionel Messi held a press conference to speak about the reasons behind his Barcelona exit.

Messi won 34 trophies at Barca, including 10 La Liga crowns and four Champions League titles alongside 672 goals - the most scored at one club by a player in the top five European leagues.

You can't please everyone though.

All of the crying from Messi is pretty pathetic

If you are so devastated to leave, then just don't leave

Otherwise just get on with it and cash those PSG oil cheques#LionelMessi #MessiLeavingBarca #GraciasMessi
— FootballFan (@Vieri_Bobo32) August 8, 2021

Messi crying claiming he wants to stay at the club and is being forced out… play for free. The amount of sponsorship, and image rights money you make is more than enough to keep you going! #LionelMessi #MessiLeavingBarca #football
— Scott Ratcliffe (@ScottRatcliffe) August 8, 2021

Certainly! If Messi had played for free at #BarcelonaSC or reduced his wages drastically, he would have retired with much more love & respect from #Barca fans. Seriously, I wonder why he is crying even after handing in a transfer request last year. #PSG #LionelMessi #GraciasMessi https://t.co/bHtCI3BEUy
— Dennis Mirpuri (@MirpuriDennis) August 8, 2021

Lautaro Martinez

According to the Times, Spurs have agreed a fee to sign Lautaro Martinez from Inter Milan.

The club is believed to have beat rivals Arsenal to the forward's signature for a fee worth around £60million.

Does this Harry Kane may finally get his wish to leave? The plan is to keep Kane as well but fans are sceptical.

Spurs signing Lautaro Martinez must mean that Kane is going to Man city.

Guardiola must have sold a few more youth team players to fund it.
— Ben D'Arcy (@ben_darcy) August 8, 2021

Lautaro Martinez is a huge signing for Spurs but surely that means Harry Kane is on his way to the blue sh*te.🙃
— WHF!🇾🇪 (@UtdWesleyy) August 8, 2021

Inter Milan

Having won Serie A in 2020/21 for the first time in more than a decade, it appears Inter could be in a relegation battle this season.

The owners are skint and seem intent on flogging all of their best players.

Romelu Lukaku to Chelsea is all but confirmed while Martinez could also be heading out the door.

More departures are expected to happen too before the new campaign.

Inter Milan are running Black Friday deals this summer without realising they won’t have a squad for next season. Scenes if we can apply to be Inter’s #9 online by deadline day.
— Dubois (@CFCDUBois) August 8, 2021

Lewis O'Brien

The Sun has claimed the Huddersfield Town player wants to join Leeds United.

After missing out on Conor Gallagher, Marcelo Bielsa has made the midfielder his number one target.

Lewis O'Brien was not involved in Huddersfield's squad against Derby County but there was a good reason for it - he tested positive for Covid-19 and Leeds fans are worried.

Saw Lewis O'brien was missing yday due to covid, will this put Leeds off? I know they probably will be apart in valuation still but would they not want somebody ready to go next week
— Matt Vare (@Matt_Vare) August 8, 2021