Inter have reportedly shown serious intentions to swoop for arch-rivals Juventus forward Paulo Dybala. Both Milan-based publicationLa Gazzetta dello Sport,and Sky Italiaclaimthat the Nerazzurri’s CEO Giuseppe Marotta has already contactedthe entourage of the Argentine ace.Dybala, 28, is ready to leave Juve on a free transfer in the summer with his contract expiring in June 2022.
The Argentina international, who arrived in Turin from Palermo in 2015 for a sum of €41 million, has failed to come to an agreement with the Bianconeri’s management in the past months. As a result, as ofJanuary, he is available to talk to other clubs. The reigningSerie A champions are prepared to offer himafive-year contract until 2027, a fixed salary of €7.5 million, pluscertain bonuses, and an additional signing bonus.
The report also adds that Inter plan to fund the striker’s salary thanks toChristian Eriksen‘s departure, as well as the exitsof Matias Vecino, Arturo Vidal, and Ivan Perisic, all three as free agents.An interesting fact is that Dybala wouldn’t be one of the numerousplayers who has switched between the two clubs.
Zlatan Ibrahimovic:Juventus to Inter, 2006
Zlatan Ibrahimovic stepped into the top 5 soccer leagues with Juventus in 2004, after leaving Ajax as a highly promising young star at the age of 23. He ended up staying two seasons in Turin,helpingthe Bianconeri become back-to-back Serie A champions. Calciopoli, however. nullified both of his Scudetti wins with Juve. As a result of the scandal, Juve weredemotedto Italy’s second division,Serie B.
92official games and 26goals later, the Swede moved totheir fiercest opponent,Inter. The striker has not onlyrepeated the same successattheOld Lady, but he even managed to improve his record, grabbingthree Serie A titles in a row with the Nerazzurri. His Inter spell lasted three years, summed up with 117appearances in all competitions, and a tally of66goals.
Roberto Baggio:Juventus (1990-95),Inter (1998-00)
Roberto Baggio moved from bellow Italian club Fiorentina to Juventus for a sum of €13min 1990, the then-world record transfer fee for a player. He took up Michel Platini’s number 10 jersey. After the move, riots erupted in Florence, injuring 50 people. During the first half of the decade, he starred in the Old Lady’s attack,leaving behind a legacy of 115goals in exactly 200 matches.
In his final season at the Stadio delle Alpi, he won the UEFA Cup and the Italian league double. After the nexttwo seasons at Milan and the following one at Bologna, he opted to sign for Inter.Having appeared59times,Baggio netted 17goals, in spite of not winning any trophy in the two years he woretheBlack and Blues jersey.
Giuseppe Meazza: Inter (1927-40), Juventus (1942-43)
When Internazionale playat home, they refer to their stadiumas Giuseppe Meazza, even though it is officially called San Siro. It was named after the club’s great goalscorer, who managed to rack up 284 goals in 409 games over the course of13 years withLa Beneamata, from1927 to1940.
The following season, the Italian forward transferred to city-rivals Milan,and two years later, he joined Juve. His time in Piedmont was unfortunately cut short dueto World War II. Meazza, then 32, lasted only one season at the Zebras, contributing to 10goals in 27 Serie A fixtures.
Fabio Cannavaro: Inter to Juventus, 2004
Considered one of the best Italian defenders of all time, Cannavaroearned his reputation at Parma before switching them with Inter in summer 2002. At the time, the Emilia-Romagna outfit were struggling financially, while Inter were looking to start over after losing a bitter Scudetto battle with Juventus. His time in Milan started off well, but the following year was less fruitful, and he wasforced to miss the majority of the seasonas a result of an injury.
The Italian centre-backwas also frequently used in a position other than his own. Consequently,Cannavaro was traded to Juventus in a shocking last-minutepart-exchange deal. His adventure in Turin lasted another two years as well, and severalmonths after his departure, he was awarded the 2006Ballon d’Orafter helping Italy win the World Cup. He is the most recent defender to receive the prestigious award.
Andrea Pirlo: Inter (1998-21), Juventus (2011-15)
During his teenage years, between 1998 and 2001, Andrea Pirlofeatured40times for Inter. The Italian deep-lying playmaker, however, was unable to secure a regular spot in the first team, and thus, in 1999, he was shipped out on loan at Reggina. Another loan at his former side, Brescia followed, before realizing that he couldn’t make it in the Blue part of the city of Milan and moved to the Red side, at AC Milan.
He spent an entire decade playing for the Rossoneri, and thanks to the various club and individual accolades, heestablishedhimself as one of the best midfielders in modern soccer. In 2011, after failing to agree on a contract renewal with the San Siro team, he left for Juventus as a free agent. Teaming up withArturo Vidal and Paul Pogba in the mid-area,hewent on to claimSerie A four times during his four years in Turin.
