Inter Milan, this name remains in the crosshairs for the 24/25 season defence

Francesco Acerbi and Stefan De Vrij contracts are due to expire with Inter Milan on 30 June 2025: there is this 15 million name on the list for the defence
 

The Nerazzurri management is looking around to reinforce the defence, and the Italian website calciomercato.com makes one name in particular for the backline. 

"One of the names Inter Milan seems to be interested in is that of Jaka Bijol, a Slovenian defender born in 1999 and vice-captain of Udinese, who had already been on Inter Milan's radar on other occasions.

Among the factors that could push the Nerazzurri management to strike for the defender from Vuzenica, there is certainly the aforementioned question linked to the ‘renewal’ of the squad, which on more than one occasion has been considered to be one of the components that have contributed to the ‘less than perfect’ defensive performance of the Inter Milan rearguard in this start of the championship, as well as the economic aspect. 

The Friulian club has set the price of its player at around 15 million euros (£12.5 million), a figure that would be attractive for the club based in Corso Vittorio Emanuele II. 

Moreover, the technical-tactical aspect should not be forgotten either, as Bijol is already used to playing as a centre-back in a three-man defence.
In the match between Udinese and Inter Milan on the sixth day of this Serie A, the Slovenian certainly didn't shine, especially on the occasion of Lautaro Martinez's second goal, but the main doubt linked to a possible arrival of Bijol is certainly that of the lack of experience at international level, which could push the Nerazzurri to think about another insertion in the rearguard; perhaps focusing on a less ‘scorer’ player but with some different qualities and with greater speed," conclude calciomercato.com.