I waited a long time to write this, 28 days to be exact. I wanted to be absolutely sure that Christian Eriksen was officially announced by Inter to talk all this shit that seemed like a big joke at first.

The media has jerked us Inter fans around for years… linking Inter to every big named player and their mothers. This time it was Christian Eriksen, arguably Tottenham Hotspurs most important player. Disgruntled at Spurs, wanting an immediate move worked out best for both the player and club.

I noticed he was going to be a free transfer a few months back during an Inter Worldwide Podcast with my guys Christian and Anthony, I mentioned it at the time with the thought, “It’s a long ass stretch, but if Inter can sign Lukaku, Martinez and Sanchez… Why the fuck not Eriksen?”

Then reality set in, we’re frugal, erratic and somewhat incompetent when it comes to transfers. Then cue the rumors of Inter + Eriksen. 20 million. That’s it. It can happen. More reports back and forth, Eriksen agrees to personal terms but Inter…. being Inter offers half of what Tottenham want. I’m stuck thinking:

“Jesus fucking Christ, here we go again trying to nickel and dime for a fucking stud. This is typical Inter about to bottle up one of the most talented players in the game for a measly 10 million euros that they can easily recoup. They had no issue watching a Youtube video, blindfolded, and buying Gabigol for 30 million… now you wanna be cheap for Eriksen??”

But Inter, Marotta, and Ausilio finally did it. They matched Spurs asking price and bought a player that can actually make a difference in this team. Another career saved (Lukaku… maybe Moses…. definitely not Young).

The timing of this transfer was perfect. Inter stood absolutely no chance of signing him on a pre-contract this summer. Inter would have to beat out the likes of PSG, Man City, Barcelona, Real Madrid and probably a few other clubs interested for solely his salary. There is no competition there. What gave Inter the edge was the immediate transfer. Inter are out of FFP jail and can maneuver a little bit more freely in the market, as long as they can make up the money for it. Which they did, the same god damn day announcing the sales of Politano and Gabigol. Easy money right there.

But forreal though. This January transfer market, which is only considered to be used in emergency situations, was probably the most important transfer window we have had in a while. Inter are actually in the Scudetto race (for now) and have actually signed the depth needed to compete in multiple competitions.

We’re short in wingbacks and Biraghi is God awful. So we bring in Young to replace him, since Asamoah has some sort of unknown voodoo injury that has kept him out for so long. Then we brought in Moses to backup D’Ambrosio while he’s out. Finally, Lazaro has been sent to Newcastle to undo all the work Conte may have done.

With 3 trophies still on the table in Conte’s first season, and receiving the players he needs and wants, the future is bright for Inter. Now just finalize the sale of that shit head Icardi and we’re good.