The 28 goals and eight assists he scored last season, his first for Atalanta, made him a stand-out player in Serie A. Duvan Zapata continues to set spectacular records for the Bergamo club and has become a favourite to bolster the lead of an Inter Milan side in need of a striker.

The arrival of another attacker will mean the departure of Alexis Sánchez, who has yet again failed to reach his best level. Although Olivier Giroud was also a studied option, it seems that Inter will prefer to make an effort and sign a striker with more future ahead of him.

So far this season, Duván Zapata has scored 12 goals and given five assists in only 18 matches. The price that could have the Colombian striker would be around 50 million euros, although Atalanta could show its refusal to that proposal.

'Goal' confirms that his possible signing would also come with a farewell: that of a Lautaro Martínez who seems to be getting closer to Barcelona every day and for whom the Catalans would be prepared to pay up to 110 million.

In contrast to Zapata's numbers, Giroud, a more affordable option that Inter would opt for if there is no millionaire sale, has scarcely scored two goals in 12 matches, although he has only played 598 minutes this season.