CAGLIARI - 2018 had started with a contract renewal; at the turn of the year the marriage had arrived; in October, the first blue jersey: twelve months of repeated bonds, of important steps, of growth. 2019 begins with prospects for change. Nicolò Barella is clearly ready for the big jump, what could bring his young family to land "on the continent". Cagliari rates Barella 50 million. The figure is important, but does not scare the suitors. So much so that the sprint started: in the front row, in Italy, there are Inter and Napoli. The Sardinian club is open to "mixed" solutions: not just cash, but also exchange pieces, as long as they are compatible with the technical project and with the economic standards. The first offer came from Naples: 20 million plus Ounas and Rog. Giulini has taken note, the offer is interesting but not yet satisfactory.

MORE - Barella, even if tried by a square like Napoli and the possibility of working with a technician like Ancelotti, would have been waiting for probable raises. Whose? Of Inter, in the first place. The Nerazzurri club will soon sit at the table, playing his cards to insert a heavy reinforcement in the midfield in pink, considered as the most "short" and "needy" sector. To make a purchase of this size, however, even exceeded the stakes of the Financial Fair Play (as it will happen in the spring) Inter will need to cash in: giving a big (as long as it is not Icardi) is no longer a taboo, but is considered a necessary passage to reinforce itself further. And above all to avoid missing opportunities. Because the Barella train, departed from Cagliari, could take other roads and not go over again. The greatest danger remains the English one: Manchester United and Arsenal have long followed the blue, other Premier big names are at the window.