Best Inter Milan Players in 2021

won the 2020/21 Serie A title and finally put an end to Juventus's tally of 9 successive Italian trophies. Antonio Conte was Inter's manager last season and the club signed with the players he demanded. The result was winning the Serie A title after 11 years.

Although the achievement is gained as each and every part of the club effectively cooperated, the roles of some certain players have been more remarkable in gaining the said success.

However, the club's first Serie A title in more than a decade was short-lived, as the club fell into serious financial difficulties and manager Conte and mainstays Hakimi and Lukaku left the club.

Inter Milan has recently appointed Simone Inzaghi as coach, signing him to a two-year contract. Inzaghi is the younger brother of former AC Milan player and Coach

.

Conte officially left Inter by mutual consent, but he was reportedly unhappy about the club's decision to sell players in the upcoming transfer window because of financial constraints.

Inter’s finances were hit badly by the coronavirus pandemic, as well as the club’s early elimination from European soccer. In this article, we are going to talk about

best inter players in 2021

as well as providing some detailed stats about the performance of 2020/21 season. Read on to find out about the players whose presence has been more pivotal than the others in Inter Milan squad last season.

Best Inter Milan players in 2021:

Some players have been impressing football fans more than the others in 2020/21 season, and in this article, we have chosen Inter Milan best players of the 2020/21 season to discuss. Read on to find who the players are, and why they are selected to be on this list.

Romelu Lukaku

• Full name: Romelu Menama Lukaku Bolingoli

• Date of birth: 13 May 1993 (age 28)

• Place of birth: Antwerp, Belgium

• Height: 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)

• Position(s): Striker

The Belgian striker is indubitably the number 1 player on the list of the

best Inter players in 2021

. Inter Milan confirmed the signing of

from Manchester United on a five-year contract for a fee of around £73m in 2019.

Lukaku said before leaving Manchester United, "Inter were the only club I wanted," Lukaku told their official website. "I'm here to bring the Nerazzurri back to the top." He played the pivotal role in the conquest of the Serie A title by scoring 24 goals and providing 11 assists.

With the said numbers, Lukaku was both the league's second top goal scorer behind Cristiano Ronaldo (29), and Serie A second top assist provider behind Ruslan Malinovskyi (12). Moreover, he also played in 3 Coppa Italia games and netted 2 goals.

In addition, the Belgian scoring monster scored 4 goals within 5 UEFA Champions League games, but he could not prevent Inter from elimination in the group stages.

A transfer which was not completely unrelated to the departure of Antonio Conte, Inter's former manager, who had special faith in the 28 – year – old attacker. Lukaku is expected to repeat his feats in scoring in London too, and his main goal is to win the Premier League's Golden Boot.

At the start of the last season, Lukaku, despite scoring over 300 goals for five different clubs and his country, still had only one senior trophy to his name, the national title that he had won in 2010 with

.

He ended last season with one of his greatest misfortunes as a professional, an own goal to decide the Europa League Final in Sevilla’s favor.

Lukaku failed to convince Manchester United supporters during his two-year stay in North West England, but he sent a stark message to all his critics in 2020/21.

Lukaku took his total tally for Inter to 60 goals, eclipsing

's return in the famous blue and black strip. He surpassed the Brazilian legend’s record with 13 fewer games.

Ronaldo racked up 59 goals for Inter in 99 appearances, but Lukaku has hit the 60-mark in just 86 outings.

Despite his vital and crucial role in the Italian side's squad, Lukaku decided to return to England and join Chelsea.The deal is thought to be worth €115 million after Chelsea had a bid rejected for the Belgium international earlier in the window.

"I'm happy and blessed to be back at this wonderful club," Lukaku said in a statement. "It's been a long journey for me: I came here as a kid who had a lot to learn, now I'm coming back with a lot of experience and more mature.

"The relationship I have with this club means so much to me, as you know. I have supported

as a kid and now to be back and try to help them win more titles is an amazing feeling.

"The way the club is going fits my ambitions perfectly at 28 and just coming off winning Serie A. I think this opportunity comes at the right time and hopefully we can have a lot of success together.

"Since I left Chelsea, it's been a long journey with a lot of ups and downs, but these experiences made me strong and the challenge is to try to help the team win some more trophies. I can't wait to get started and to help the club achieve more success."

Lautaro Martinez

• Full name: Lautaro Javier Martínez

• Date of birth: 22 August 1997 (age 24)

• Place of birth: Bahía Blanca, Argentina

• Height: 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)

• Position(s): Striker

The Argentine striker has made a big name for himself in Serie A ever since his move from Racing Club three years ago. He signed a new five-year Inter Milan contract worth £5m per season amid Spurs, Man City, Manchester United, and Barcelona interest.

Martinez's current contract runs until 2023 and the Argentine is still on the same €2.5million (£2m) per-season salary he was on when he signed from Racing in 2018. He formed a lethal partnership with Romelu Lukaku, and the duo led the club to their first Scudetto in 11 years last season.

was Lukaku's partner in the attacking duo in the 3 – 5 – 2 formation used by Antonio Conte. He was one of the

top Inter Milan players in 2021

that contributed a lot in winning the Serie A.

He appeared in each and every 38 games of Inter in 2020/21 season of Serie A, and by scoring 17 goals and providing 6 assists was the club's second player with the most total number of goals + assists behind Romelu Lukaku.

Moreover, the Argentinean man scored 1 further goal in the Coppa Italia, and 1 other in the UEFA Champions League. Furthermore, with the departure of Romelu Lukaku, all of Inter fans expect him to be the scorer who carries the team along, especially in the difficult moments of the season.

With regard to the fact that Inter are the defending champions, we have to wait and see if Lautaro can handle the heavy burden. However,

has signed with Inter to fill in Lukaku's place to pair up with the 24 – year – old striker. Moreover, he helped Argentina win the Copa America this summer after 28 years, as the icing on the cake for his awesome year.

Nicolo Barella

• Full name: Nicolò Barella

• Date of birth: 7 February 1997 (age 24)

• Place of birth: Cagliari, Italy

• Height: 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)

• Position(s): Midfielder

On 12 July 2019,

joined Inter Milan on a year-long loan deal with an obligation to buy with four-year contract to take effect after the loan period. On 9 November, he scored his first league goal for the club as Inter came from behind to achieve a 2–1 home win over Verona.

Nicolo Barella was undoubtedly the star of Inter's midfield line, and was one of the

best inter players in 2021

that helped them significantly on their way to achieve the 2020/21 Serie A title.

The 24 – year old is considered as one of the young promising talents in the midfield position all across the Europe. The intelligent player featured in 36 Serie A games last season within which he scored 3 goals and provided 7 assists.

Moreover, he played in 4 Coppa Italia games and all of Inter's 6 matches in the UEFA Champions League. He is a player with good technique, vision, stamina, and physical strength, despite his relatively short stature, as well as an ability to win balls and to start counter attacks.

Besides being one of the best players in Inter Milan squad 2021, he was one of the most important players in Italy national team's squad which were crowned the European Champions in EURO 2020 this summer. He appeared in 6 games, scored 1 goal and provided 2 assists for Azzuri throughout the tournament. Inter fans are so lucky to have such midfielder in their squad.

Currently, his contract, which went into effect in 2020, after completing a year-long loan to Inter from Cagliari, is set to keep him in Milan until 2024.

Marcelo Brozovic

• Full name: Marcelo Brozović

• Date of birth: 16 November 1992 (age 28)

• Place of birth: Zagreb, Croatia

• Height: 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)

• Position(s): Midfielder

Every football team needs a heartbeat, and

has been Inter's recently. The Croatian defensive midfielder was one of the best Inter players in 2021. He would take control of the midfield, and dictate the game the way he wanted for his team.

He would get involved in physical conflicts on the ball, and the fact that he was booked a yellow card 8 times as well as 1 red card proves his fearless style of play. The 28 – year – old player succeeded in doing his defensive duties as well as keeping an incursive side: he played in a total of 33 Serie A games, scored 2 goals and recorded 6 assists.

Moreover, he featured in 4 Coppa Italia games as well as 5 UEFA Champions League games. Inter's midfield line is dependent a lot on him, and the fans have set their hopes very high upon seeing Brozivic's astonishing performances in the squad of

Inter Milan season 2020–21

.

Inter midfielder, Brozovic, is asking for a wage increase to a net of €6 million per season in order to extend his contract with the Nerazzurri.

Stefan De Vrij

• Full name: Stefan de Vrij

• Date of birth: 5 February 1992 (age 29)

• Place of birth: Ouderkerk aan den IJssel, Netherlands

• Height: 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)

• Position(s): Defender

We said about the best attackers and midfielders of

Inter Milan squad 2021

, and is a defender's turn:

. Stefan de Vrij signed a five-year contract to join Inter Milan from Lazio after his deal expired at the end of June, 2018.

The Duth center back spent one of the best seasons of his career and by taking part in 32 Serie A games played a big role in the club's feat of winning the title.

Moreover, he made further 4 appearances in Coppa Italia as well as 6 games in UEFA Champions League. De Vrij won 41 interceptions and made 92 clearances in 2020/21 Serie A and was one of the best defenders of his club and the entire league.

Inter defender said that the effect of playing in Serie A has been a positive one, and that he is entering his best period as a player.

The Dutchman once opened up about the development that his career has undergone since moving to Italy, “In Italy, I’ve learned a lot about the tactical aspect of the game, I have played there for seven years and I have made huge steps forward that have made me stronger as a defender.”

“In Italy,” he continued, “I am experiencing the best period of my career. I have learned so much about the game.” De Vrij related his Serie A experiences to his performances and ambitions with the Dutch national side, “I have picked up the Italian attention to defense, so while of course I am glad to have won against Ukraine, it also bothers me to have conceded two goals.”

Achraf Hakimi

• Full name: Achraf Hakimi Mouh

• Date of birth: 4 November 1998 (age 22)

• Place of birth: Madrid, Spain

• Height: 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)

• Position(s): Right-back

Another recently departed player who was one of the best inter players in 2021 is their former right winger-back

. Nerazzuri signed him from Real Madrid for €60.00m in the summer of 2020, and sold him this summer to Paris Saint-Germain for €60.00m.

At just 22, Hakimi has already played for some of the biggest clubs in the world. The fullback helped Real Madrid to a Champions League title in 2017–18 and used a successful loan stint at

to earn a €40 million move to Inter Milan last summer.

Within his 1 – season spell at Italy, the Moroccan defender helped them to the conquest the Italian Serie A after for the first time since 2010, and made himself an unquestionable item in the list of top Inter Milan players in 2021.

Hakimi featured in a total of 37 Serie A games, scored 7 goals and provided 8 assists, which are stunning numbers for a right –back winger. Moreover, he played in 3 Coppa Italia games as well as 5 UEFA Champions League games.

Inter needed a €275 million ($336 million) loan from U.S. investment firm Oaktree Capital to cover losses of more than €100 million last year.

And, along with the departure of manager Antonio Conte less than a week after the end of a title-winning campaign, Inter was reportedly looking to shed more than €80 million ($97.6 million) this summer to stay afloat, which potentially led to the sale of one of its best players, Achraf Hakimi.

Paris Saint-Germain announced the signing of right back Achraf Hakimi from Inter Milan in a deal reportedly worth €60 million ($70.9 million).

"I feel a great sense of pride today," Hakimi told the club website. "After Spain, Germany and Italy,

offers me the chance to discover a new championship with one of the most prestigious clubs in the world.

"I can’t wait to meet my new teammates, the fans and experience the incredible color and passion inside the Parc des Princes."

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