On paper what is so special about Inter?
Nothing special.
But still Icardi and Perisic is better than anything Milan have at the moment.
They have a good midfield core with Gagliardini, Joao Mario and now Valero coming in. Kondogbia was pretty decent for them last season. Both midfield and attack is better than what Milan have.
Their defense sucks though. Terrible fullbacks and average CB's.
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Selling Rudiger and keeping Manolos is pretty great move if true. They got so much cash from sales so far. I wouldn't laugh at Monchi

I think he has gotten a big task to change pretty much the whole squad & fill it with kids and some big talent that will cost a whole lot in the future. They might lose 2nd spot but I think they will get top 4 which is still a success to them. Plus I have a feeling that Di Francesco - Monchi duo is there for years to come (for a change) which will just improve them a lot on the long term. I would have sold Salah too while they aren't going to feel a thing after losing Szczesny cause that Brazilian GK did replace him pretty good already .
Yeah their major loss is Salah and it will be interesting to see who they replace him with. If it's Thauvin, they've downgraded in that area majorly.
But the rest ? Rudiger is hardly what you call backbone of their team. He was a makeshift RB for them last season. Szczesny was on loan with them and they made that investment on that Brazilian GK so there's no point in trying to sign Szczesny.
Let's not apply our standards to them. They can't compete with us financially. They need SD's like Monchi who can sell high and find cut price gems because it's the only way they can be competitive in the next few years.
I think they'll take a hit next year but still good enough to make top 4 imo.