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Giovane Transfer from Hellas Verona to Inter
Tuttomercato reports that Inter is pursuing Giovane Santana do Nascimento. The club's intention is to propose a deal to Verona in January for a fee between €20 million and €25 million. The plan would involve signing the player but leaving him at Verona until at least June, as all of Inter's attacking positions are currently full.
According to ESPN, Inter management is working to finalize a deal for Giovane quickly to preempt competition from Milan, Napoli, and Villarreal. The report adds that contacts were initiated with the entourage of the Hellas Verona player, and that the first talks reportedly started about a week ago at the specific request of Cristian Chivu.
Gazzetta dello Sport reports that Inter Milan is observing Giovane, whose contract with Hellas Verona runs until 2029. The Italian first division club hopes for a transfer fee of 30 million euros. AC Milan has also shown interest in the Brazilian, and Borussia Dortmund is also competing for him.
Inter Milan have begun negotiations with the representatives of Hellas Verona's Giovane for a transfer in the window starting January 2026. The transfer is valued at approximately 20 to 30 million euros (R$ 185 million). According to ESPN, the negotiations began about a week ago. The player is a request from manager Cristian Chivu, who has been monitoring Giovane's performances and was impressed by his performance against Inter. In that game, which took place at the beginning of the month, Giovane scored for Hellas Verona in a 2-1 loss. Inter Milan intends to speed up the discussions as other clubs are also interested.
According to Tuttomercato, there is writing about the possibility of Inter making an offer of several million euros in January for Verona to sell Giovane Santana.
Giovane Santana do Nascimento, who recently became associated with agent Beppe Riso, could become a market target for Inter. The club has been monitoring his growth with interest since the beginning of the season. His friendship with Carlos Augusto could be a determining factor for the success of the deal, according to Tuttosport.
Tuttomercato reports that a meeting was held in Milan with Giuseppe Riso, the agent for Brazilian forward Giovane. The agent is exploring a transfer in the near future, and Inter is monitoring the player, who arrived at Verona this summer.
Inter has reportedly shifted its focus to younger, more sustainable profiles, and among the names being followed is Giovane Santana do Nascimento, known as Giovane. The 2003-born Brazilian centre-forward is a former Corinthians player who plays for Verona under Paolo Zanetti and scored his first goal of the season against the Nerazzurri. Inter's Cristian Chivu is showing interest, and Giovane has stated that Chivu complimented him on his performance after their match. According to Tuttosport, these mutual signs of appreciation could become more concrete in the coming months. The publication also reports that Inter's strategy is to build its future on promising young talents, a profile that Giovane fits. In his first season since joining Verona in July 2025, Giovane has one goal and three assists in 10 Serie A appearances. The Brazil U23 international has a contract with Verona until June 2029 and a current market value of €4.00m, according to Transfermarkt.
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