Edin Dzeko off the mark as he nets his first goal for Inter Milan… but fans are left baffled as his strike comes hours BEFORE club officially announce him as the successor to Romelu Lukaku
- Edin Dzeko has joined Inter Milan as they reinvest in their attacking options
- The Bosnian striker appeared in a friendly for Inter on Saturday and scored
- Curiously his deal to join had not been officially announced while he featured
- The Italian champions revealed confirmation of Dzeko hours after the friendly
Inter Milan fans were left scratching their heads when Edin Dzeko scored his first goal for the Italian champions – despite not being announced by the club until hours after the friendly.
With his move from Roma still to be ratified it came as a shock to see the Bosnian striker leading the line for Inter in a friendly against Dynamo Kiev.
Dzeko, who has signed a deal until June 2023, resolved outstanding salary issues with Roma and was said to be given dispensation to play for Inter despite the transfer still being ratified.
Edin Dzeko (right) opened his scoring account with Inter Milan in a friendly on Saturday
Curiously confirmation of his move arrived hours after he had scored in Saturday’s friendly
Fans had little inkling that Dzeko was to turn out for Simone Inzaghi’s side in Saturday’s friendly with the champions deliberately coy across social media.
Playing behind closed doors in Monza, Inter did not release their starting XI on social media prior to kick-off.
Inter did share a photo of their dressing room but Dzeko’s shirt was nowhere to be seen.
Dzeko was said to have been given dispensation by Roma to play while the deal was finalised
The Bosnian linked up impressively with Nico Barella, who teed him up to get his first Inter goal
Euro 2020 winner Nicolo Barella opened the scoring for Inter by finishing off a brilliant build-up between Dzeko and Stefano Sensi.
It was Barella’s turn to become provider for 2-0 as he played in Dzeko and he made no mistake in converting his chance to open his Inter account.
The former Manchester City striker initially moved to join Roma on loan in 2015 but he impressed and made the switch permanent 12 months later.
Dzeko has scored 119 times in 260 appearances and has proven to be a revelation in Italy. He was the league’s top scorer 2016-17 with 29 goals.
He will have big shoes to fill in replacing Romelu Lukaku, who left last week to re-join Chelsea for £98m.
Inter also confirmed a deal for rising Dutch star Denzel Dumfries on Saturday.
Inter also announced a deal for Dutch full-back Denzel Dumfries on a busy Saturday afternoon