Matthaüs blesses Barella

The figure of Lothar Matthäus has returned to the forefront of the football world thanks to the members of the Golden Ball Dream Team. The German is part of the team as a defensive midfielder, like Xavi Hernández. Matthäus, who mainly in his career wore number 10, played four seasons at Inter Milan between 1988 and 1992, whom he left to return to the ranks of Bayern Munich, with whom he had already played between 1984 and 1988.

In the set nerazzurri He won the 1990 Ballon d'Or and his image will always be associated with that number 10. From Italy, his figure is remembered with longing and they always look for a replacement who is at his height and it seems that they have already found him. Many have seen Nicolò Barella's way of playing a faithful reflection of the virtues of the panzer German. It has not only been the most nostalgic, since Matthäus himself blesses the Italian midfielder in statements collected by the French magazine France Football: “It is true that there are similarities. At 23, he is still young, he is at Inter and is accompanied by Vidal, Brozovic and Gagliardini. He is definitely on the right track. Not only is he a strong player, he also works hard. He has great potential and has fully understood the responsibilities of a modern midfielder with all his facets. “

Physical display and high quality

Matthäus joins the positivist current around the Italian international. Barella is untouchable in the midfield of Inter, Conte sees him as the cornerstone around which the team must revolve for years to come. With a great right leg, it costs him more to score than to give them. Not only is he a fixture for the Inter coach, but for Mancini in the Azzurra team he is a key piece. It is no wonder since his physical display is enormous (for something he is the second player with the most kilometers traveled in the group stage of the Champions League, with 70,175 meters in six games, only behind Kramer del Gladbach). Inter paid € 28M to Cagliari for his signing when he was already a full international. Now its value has already doubled to € 50M, according to Transfermarkt, and it is difficult to predict what its ceiling will be.