Report – Fiorentina Castaway Could Make Shock Inter Milan Return | OneFootball

Former Fiorentina captain Cristiano Biraghi is a leading candidate to replace Tajon Buchanan at Inter Milan ahead of Nicola Zalewski.

According to Tuttosport via FCInterNews, the veteran wingback has leapfrogged the Polish youngster on Inter’s wish list.

Tajon Buchanan is one step away from teaming up with Villarreal on loan for the rest of the season.

Meanwhile, Inter already loaned Tomas Palacios out to Monza last week.

However, Simone Inzaghi won’t pursue a replacement for the Argentine center-back.

Yet, he’s keen to bolster his options on the wing.

Therefore, Inter could add another player to their squad before the curtain drops on the winter transfer window.

Cristiano Biraghi Ahead of Nicola Zalewski on Inter Milan Shortlist

Biraghi came through the Inter academy before leaving the club in 2012.

Despite returning to Giuseppe Meazza two years later, he left again in 2016.

Inter Milan’s Italian defender Federico Dimarco centres the ball past AS Roma’s Polish forward Nicola Zalewski during the Italian Serie A football match between AS Rome and Inter Milan on May 6, 2023 at the Olympic stadium in Rome. (Photo by Vincenzo PINTO / AFP) (Photo by VINCENZO PINTO/AFP via Getty Images)

Furthermore, the Nerazzurri signed the 32-year-old on loan in 2019/20 but refused to make his transfer permanent.

Could the fourth time be the charm for Biraghi?

That’s not out of the realm of possibility, as he could rejoin Inter after falling out with Raffaele Palladino.

As for Zalewski, his future at Roma is dead in the water.