Chelsea have beaten Inter to the signing of Italy talent Marco Palestra, but the Nerazzurri are still in need of a right wing-back to replace the Real Madrid-bound Denzel Dumfries, and so, reports in Italy claim that the Nerazzurri could now turn to either Andrea Cambiaso from Juventus or Dan Ndoye from Nottingham Forest.
Could Inter turn to Cambiaso or Ndoye after missing out on Palestra?
Palestra is all set to move to the Premier League in a €60m deal that will see him swap Atalanta for Chelsea on a five or six-year contract worth between €5m and €6m per season in net wages.
This comes as a blow for Inter, who had been hoping to lock down Palestra to replace Dumfries, who has had his release clause activated by Real Madrid.
Luis Henrique was often the go-to stand-in option when Dumfries was unavailable during the 2025-26 season and the Brazilian is still on the club’s books, but the feeling is that the Scudetto and Coppa Italia winners still need a specialist wing-back to start week-in week-out in Serie A.
According to Wednesday’s reports, there are two leading options that Inter could turn to after missing out on Palestra.
The first is another Italy international: Juventus’s Cambiaso. The Bianconeri are expected to listen to offers for the versatile full-back this summer and reports from Calciomercato.com claim that Inter could look to include midfielder Davide Frattesi in a player-plus-cash exchange.
Wednesday’s reports claim that Inter could also use Frattesi to lower the asking price for Nottingham Forest’s Ndoye. The Premier League side have expressed an interest in the Italian midfielder, and Inter have had a long-term interest in the Switzerland international dating back to his time with Bologna.
Calciomercato reports that Frattesi is more keen on the idea of joining Juventus than Nottingham Forest, which makes the Cambiaso option slightly more feasible at this stage. Cambiaso is also of interest to both Barcelona and Como, though.
Elsewhere, there have also been suggestions that Fiorentina’s Dodo could be among the potential alternatives for the Nerazzurri this summer.
