ATLANTA, GEORGIA - JUNE 22: Manuel Akanji #25 of Manchester City controls the ball during the FIFA Club World Cup 2025 group G match between Manchester City FC and Al Ain FC at Mercedes-Benz Stadium on June 22, 2025 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Alex Grimm/Getty Images)
In what is in all probability set to be their last business on transfer Deadline Day, Inter have secured a loan deal for Manuel Akanji from Manchester City. It is a one year loan deal worth €1 million, with a €15 million option to buy, which becomes mandatory if the Nerrazzuri win the Scudetto. The Swiss international is expected to arrive tonight for a medical as per Gazzetta.it.
Deemed surplus at requirements at City, Akanji will take over the right centre-back/right-back role at Inter, which has been vacated by Benjamin Pavard today. Pavard is heading to his home country France for the first time since 2016 to play for Marseille. He spent two seasons at Inter.
Inter will get a loan fee of €2.5 million for the Frenchman, with an option to make it permanent for €15 million. Pavard played a crucial role in Inter’s Scudetto win in 2024/25 but spent a large part of last season out injured.
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A flurry of deals have taken place on Deadline Day, both in and out of Serie A. Amongst the outgoings is Parma midfielder Drissa Camara. Camara, 23, made 21 appearances last season for Parma who finished 16th and avoided relegation by margin of 5 points in the end. Interestingly so, Parma have been the only club in Camara’s career. His contract ended this summer and he has made his way to Gaziantep, in the Turkish Süper Lig.
For Parma it has been a summer of change with Cristhian Chivu leaving to manage Inter and young Carlos Cuesta coming in to take charge at the club. They have also lost players like Ange-Yoan Bonny and Giovanni Leoni.
Gaziantep are currently 8th in the Turkish league. Very interestingly, they are managed by Turkish legend Burak Yilmaz, who took over earlier this year. It is an upwardly mobile club and Camara’s signing proves that they are looking for younger players on value deals.