I've seen a lot of comments like this so I will try to address some of the moving parts involved. I know some of this is extremely dry and has only loose connection with Spurs but understanding it a bit better will help you get a clearer picture of Inter's transfer dealings (as there seem to be a lot connection between the two clubs these days!)
RE the €60m.. Even in the Inter community there is a lot of uncertainty about that infamous €60m figure.
No one seems to know for sure whether it means:
- finishing the transfer window with a €60m net profit
- raising €60m in CASH to be used on running expenses (player salaries, transfer fee installments etc.)
- raising €60m in CAPITAL GAINS for accounting purposes
- raising €60m to be spent paying back the loan Suning took from Oaktree (a hedgefund who lent Suning about 260m)
Each of these situations would have a different impact on the club and transfer plans of course. My guess is that it's most likely either second point, or potentially the third.
Despite the reports, Inter obviously does have some money to spend. The reason the club is so tight on finances is because of parent company Suning's disastrous financial situation back home in China, and the government restrictions which prevent expenditure on foreign investment. There is also Inter's heavy debt. Inter has a massive problem with liquidity, but again, this does not mean that Inter doesn't have any cash.
To address your other points:
Bremer seems to genuinely appreciate Inter being the first to contacting him. He's also said his idol is former Inter and Bayern defender Lucio, while his middle name "Bremer" is a tribute to German and Inter left back Andy Brehme. He seems to have promised to join Inter which is hugely important considering the club is strapped. Additionally, he had an agreement to leave Torino at the end of the season. He only renewed his contract (1 yr extension) out of a sense of duty to the club (he's the club captain / vice captain) so that Torino could get a better fee for his transfer.
Torino will also lose Andrea Belotti on a free transfer and they are interested in replacing him with Inter's striker Andrea Pinamonti. Pinamonti is 23 years old, valued between 15-25m, and scored 13 league goals last season on loan at Empoli. Inter are keen to insert him into the Bremer deal to bring down the amount of actual cash required. Keep in mind Italian clubs will do a lot of player swaps at inflated valuations to help each other out on the books. I suspect the final deal will be something like Pinamonti + 20m for Bremer. It would be an amazing deal for us.
As for Perisic, he has already been replaced by Gosens in January who was signed from Atalanta on loan + obligation. Gosens seemed like a luxury signing at the time considering Perisic's amazing form but his signing gave the club some leverage in negotiations and he's likely the best replacement possible. Before his injury, Gosens scored an insane 11 goals with 6 assists in just 32 games as LWB.
Dybala would join on a free transfer of course. While his wages would be expensive, it is large transfers and amortization that Inter must avoid - we can actually afford some hefty wages which are paid in regular, smaller sums (which is why I think the 60m is for day-to-day expenses like salaries). Additionally, Sanchez and Vidal (earning 7m and 6.5m respectively) will both leave. Perisic was earning 5m and he has left. Vecino 2.5m and de Vrij 4m will also leave. Basically there's a lot of contracts expiring and players leaving which will take a lot of the wages off our books and allow us to afford Dybala. (These wages are all NET, not gross)
As for Lukuku - this is the weird one. I most definitely do not want him, and if we were to commit to purchasing him after a loan period, we would almost certainly have to sell Lautaro. There's a lot of noise about an expensive loan and part of his salary being paid by Chelsea but we'll have to wait and see until more details emerge. It's clear he wants to join Inter but I do not want him back, let alone at the expense of Lautaro or compromising other plans. I guess in that sense Lukaku joining Inter may be good news for Spurs fans because it would put enormous pressure on us to sell a key player like Bastoni or Lautaro to finance the deal.
Lastly, and thankfully, there is a lot more noise in recent days about Inter trying to "save" its core players by selling off as much deadwood as possible and even some important-but-not-crucial players like Dumfries. Di Gregorio, a goalkeeper on loan at Monza, was redeemed for €4.5m in a obligatory clause as Monza were promoted to Serie A. There's a few promising young players like Casadei, Satriano, Esposito and Agoume who have the interest of smaller clubs too and Inter will monetize on them. So in addition to these youth, if we can get a further 10-15m for Pinamonti, 10-15m for de Vrij and 30m for Dumfries, that's €60m more or less done without having to sell a core player.
Personally I thought this was the obvious thing to do instead of reaching for the nuclear option immediately but what the hell do I know.
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