Antonio Cassano: Taremi Not Good Enough for Inter

The former Italian international criticized Taremi on the Viva El Vutbol podcast, via FCInterNews. He argued the Iranian will be sold this summer, and that Marko Arnautovic is the main backup striker at Inter.

Taremi joined Inter Milan last summer. He arrived on a free transfer after his contract with Porto expired.

There were big expectations for Taremi, despite the fact that he signed without a transfer fee.

And in the Iranian’s first couple months as an Inter player, there were certainly positive signs.

However, Taremi has never really managed to leave his mark.

There have been some solid enough performances in front of holdup play. But the 32-year-old has not looked sharp in front of goal, and has very rarely managed to find the back of the net.

Taremi started for Inter Milan Tuesday’s Champions League round of sixteen second leg against Feyenoord.

In that match, Cassano argued that “Inter played on autopilot, at 30%.”

“I’ve been saying right from the start that I’m not crazy about him,” the former striker said. “I think that for next season, they’ll sell him.”

“And they’ll also get a bit of a capital gain,” Cassano said. Taremi did arrive on a free transfer, so any transfer fee would be a profit in that respect.

“Because he’s not a player good enough for a top team. It was a transfer opportunity. A smart signing,” Cassano further argued.

But the former Italy international argued that “The real first choice backup in attack after Thuram and Lautaro is Arnautovic.”

Cassano called Arnautovic “a real player, who I like a lot.”