Bergomi recommends Inter sign one more player as well as Lookman: ‘physical players’ | OneFootball

Legendary former Inter defender Beppe Bergomi believes that the Nerazzurri need to sign one more player on top of Atalanta star Ademola Lookman if they are to have a properly balanced squad under Cristian Chivu in 2025-26.

Inter remain locked in negotiations with Atalanta for Lookman. La Dea are demanding a fee of €50m, while Inter’s most recent offer stood at a reported €45m including bonuses, which was turned down by the selling party.

Bergomi, speaking in an interview with La Gazzetta dello Sport, says that there is no doubting Lookman’s quality or reliability in terms of attacking numbers, but he feels that the Nerazzurri squad could do with one more addition to complete Chivu’s squad, and has given one specific recommendation.

He also explained how he thinks Inter would line up if they are to strike a deal with Atalanta for Lookman.

Bergomi tells Inter how to set up with Lookman

“Thuram on the right, Lautaro up front and Lookman on the left. You can find a team in that,” Bergomi told La Gazzetta dello Sport.

Ademola Lookman African Player of the Year Atalanta (pictue @Atalanta_BC)

“I don’t dispute (Lookman’s) value,” he continued. “He has scored more than 50 goals in three years and is one of the best strikers in Serie A, but finding the balance is crucial.

If Inter are to line up with a front three, Bergomi points out that Chivu will need to change Inter’s structure in midfield.

“Nobody doubts it would be high quality,” Bergomi said about the prospect of a Thuram-Lautaro-Lookman front three. “But if you play those three, you would have to change the set-up in midfield.”

GENOA, ITALY – APRIL 4: Morten Frendrup of Genoa looks on during the Serie A match between Genoa and Udinese at Stadio Luigi Ferraris on April 4, 2025 in Genoa, Italy. (Photo by Simone Arveda/Getty Images)

He later continued: “(Morten) Frendrup would be perfect. He runs, covers, recovers. You need this type of player here.

“In Genoa, in a two-man midfield, he’s covered the whole pitch for two seasons in a row. This profile would be excellent here, a la Manu Kone for Roma, or Khpehren Thuram for Juventus. Physical players.”