Inter Finalize Deal for Hajduk Split Teen Branimir Mlacic on Five-Year Contract

Overview

• Gianluca Di Marzio reports Mlacic is due in Milan between Sunday and Monday to complete medicals and formalities.
• The agreement includes a fee of around €5 million plus bonuses, with personal terms secured in advance.
• Inter opted to keep the defender at Hajduk until season’s end rather than place him immediately in the U23 setup.
• Inter fended off late interest from Genoa and Udinese, with wider European attention for the highly rated prospect also reported.
• In a parallel move, Inter have terms in place to sign Dinamo Zagreb’s Leon Jakirovic for about €3.5 million plus add-ons, with an initial assignment to the U23s expected.