Achraf Hakimi Scout Report At Inter Milan 2019/2020

Achraf Hakimi is on the verge of moving from his current club Real Madrid to Inter Milan.

The Moroccan loaned by BVB have already given the Italian top club his promise for a transfer this summer.

According to information from Sky Italia, the transfer is around 40 million euros.

Most recently, Borussia Dortmund also attempted to retain their loan player.

We can imagine a stay of Hakimi at BVB, said sports director Michael Zorc recently, but also referred to the right-backs contract at Real Madrid.

We would like to see him with us for longer, thats clear too. But we cannot influence it on our own, said Zorc about the Hakimi personnel in the spring.

I believe that Achraf knows very well what development he has taken with us. He just took it from us, not anywhere else.

However, Inter has apparently won the transfer battle for Hakimi.

Hakimis wish is to play regularly at a new club.

At his former club Real Madrid, this would not be the case due to the competition from Dani Carvajal  but it would be the case with the current third in the Serie A table.

In this scout report, we take a closer look on Hakimi´s playing style.

In the tactical analysis, we will also figure out how Hakimi will fit into Antonio Conte´s tactics at Inter.

Achraf Hakimi Role in the system at BVB

Recently, head coach Lucien Favre lined up his team in a 3-4-3 formation in attack.

This system offers considerable flexibility, as it can transition into a 5-4-1 formation in defence.

Crucial for that are the two wing-backs.

While Raphaël Guerreiro is used to play this position on the left side on the pitch, Hakimi played on the right-wing at Dortmund.

To no surprise, Favre has eventually deployed Hakimi in a more advanced role.

Last season, Dortmund operated in a 4-2-3-1 system and used Hakimi primarily at left-back where it was pretty obvious that he was a defensive liability.

In the picture below, you can see Dortmund´s 3-4-3 formation.

This means, that in attack, Raphaël Guerreiro and Hakimi played as midfielders.

Without possession, they shifted into a more defensive role as full-backs within a back five.

Then, the two wingers, in this case Thorgan Hazard and Jadon Sancho, dropped into the midfield position.

In attack, the two wingers, Hazard and Sancho, drifted towards the centre of the pitch and were therefore positioned near their forward.

At the same time, these movements opened up space for the wing-backs.

That is why, Hakimi played a very offensive part in the