After Palestra finally left Internazionale to join Chelsea, many began to question the operating methods and pace of Oaktree, Internazionale's owner. Paolo Condò shared his thoughts on this in Corriere della Sera:

"Marotta and Ausilio would have been happy to sign him, especially after Dumfries was forced to leave, and the team needed a decent replacement all the more. However, the pace of Oaktree is clearly not what is needed for high-level football transfer negotiations. Internazionale should make up for this—given the results achieved both athletically and financially in recent years—because there is no point in hoping a 21-year-old player rejects the Premier League; what really matters is to secure him before someone with the appeal of Xabi Alonso contacts him."

"A similar situation happened last year when Giovanni Leoni went to Liverpool overnight because Parma's demand of 30 million euros deterred everyone. This is how it is in Italy. But international scouts will not be swayed by the performance of the Italian national team; these four 'English-system' players—Donnarumma, Palestra, Calafiori, and Tonali—will become the backbone of the Italian team in the future."

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