Inter Milan wins the signing of a "Canadian Model Worker", but Oak sets obstacles to the Marotel Tower?

Sports Weekly All-Media Reporter Wang Qinbo

Although Canadian forward Jonathan David has announced that he will leave Lille after the end of the season, in the last round of Ligue 1 this season, he still played until the 73rd minute before being replaced by Akpong. This Canadian player is a model of professionalism in Ligue 1. Even if he is about to leave the team as free, he still does his best for the team without reservation.

Many players who only have one year left to leave the team and are preparing to leave the team at the end of the season often raise questions about their status and investment. Especially at the end of the season, players are worried that injuries will affect signing with their new owners, which is also normal. Sometimes the club even reaches a tacit understanding with the players, leaving the opportunity to play for others, and players who are about to leave the team will "take vacation" in advance.

Jonathan David faced similar doubts early this season. The Canadian striker's five-year contract with Lille has entered his final year. Lille has repeatedly proposed renewal but was rejected by him. The club's management also knew that there was no hope of retaining people. This not only means that the "Osimone successor" they introduced from Ghent, Belgium, failed to bring value-added benefits to the transfer, but also means that the team must count on a center forward who is about to leave for a long time when competing for Champions League qualification and league rankings.

However, in the second half of the season, as Jonathan David left the team approached, Lill's management and coaching staff became more convinced that Jonathan David was a very professional player. He doesn't scheming like some players, and as long as he's still wearing a Lille shirt, he will do his best. Both the head coach and teammates highly appreciate David's attitude.

David's data this season also proves his worth. In the league, he played 31 times, contributing 16 goals and 5 assists. Although he was not as good as in the previous two seasons - 24 goals and 4 assists, 19 goals and 4 assists - don't forget that Lille also competed in the Champions League this season, while Jonathan David made 14 appearances in the Champions League, scoring 9 goals and sending 4 assists. This set of data almost supported Lille's excellent performance in the European game.

Looking back at the 2021-22 season, that is, David joins Lille in the second season, the team also plays in the Champions League. At that time, he scored 15 goals in the league without assists, while in the Champions League, he scored 3 goals and 0 assists. In contrast, this season he has 1 goal and 5 assists in the league, and has made significant progress in the Champions League, with 6 goals and 4 assists, which shows the improvement. Head coach Genecio praised him: "It is no accident that he can score at least 15 goals per season. Jonathan proves that he can withstand pressure and perform stably and reliably. He has the strength and potential to move to a higher level."

According to Le Points, Jonathan David is currently in contact with clubs such as Juventus, Naples, Tottenham and Aston Villa. Although the media did not mention Inter Milan, Italian media said that Inter Milan has not only made a offer to David, but is also very eager to sign the Canadian striker and looks forward to his response as soon as possible.

"Milan Sports Daily" pointed out that Inter Milan President Marota has made frequent moves in the free transfer market in recent years and attaches great importance to the "visa-free" operation. Jonathan David could be another major free agent he signed. Since there is no need to pay the transfer fee, David has high salary requirements, which is about 5 million euros after tax. Inter Milan's offer is slightly lower than other offers received by David's agent Mavromalas. At present, many giants including Naples, Barcelona, ​​Liverpool, Chelsea, Bayern and Real Madrid have expressed interest in him and the competition is very fierce. "However, Inter Milan's rise in recent years may be the decisive factor - the experience of entering the Champions League finals twice in the past three years has a strong attraction to any player."

"Milan Sports" also revealed a key detail: the club's controlling stake in Oak Tree Capital has set a clear transfer policy. Oak Capital requires Marota to sign free agents, but must be a young player with strong combat power and future potential, which constitutes the basic standard for signings. In addition, there is an additional provision: no commission of any form of commission shall be paid to the broker for signings that do not involve transfer fees.

In the view of Italian media, this internal regulation may lead to the restraint of Marota. When competing for free agents, agent commissions are often an inevitable part. Some commissions are astonishingly high, almost equivalent to discounted transfer fees; another common form is that the agent's commission from the player's salary based on the broker contract should have been paid to the agent by the player, but the club came forward to "pay" directly, so that the player can get the net salary of the contract, and the interests of the agent are also realized. If Inter Milan really "does not even pay a penny for commission", this means that if the player signs a contract, he will have to take out a portion of his income and pay it to the agent.

Under such circumstances, can Inter Milan successfully sign Jonathan David? If not, will this policy also become an obstacle for Marota to introduce other free agents?