[Mari] Piero Ausilio: “Rafael Leao was close to Inter. Very, very close. We had an agreement with Lille, an agreement found rather quickly in a meeting in London. Then we didn't carry forward the agreement, with the boy we didn’t even get to talking to him too deeply.”

“Gudmundsson? The only thing I can confirm is that Inter likes him and he is a quality player. Genoa likes him, probably other teams too. Today we are fine in that department. Arnautovic is under contract, we have to evaluate Sanchez's future because it doesn't mean we can't still talk to him, Satriano is doing very well, there are important teams looking at this boy. There's Oristanio, Pio Esposito, Sebastiano Esposito is doing very well at Sampdoria. Let's evaluate calmly and peaceful.”
“In the morning I open the newspaper and I get angry. No, now I smile but before I used to get angry. All the names mentioned in the newspapers are not a serious thing. Now I open the newspapers and I already know that there will be something, sometimes there are even even ideas but most of the time they are just things that waste time.”
“If the season started in a week, Inter would already have an absolutely competitive and strong squad with what we have already done. Large squad? The squad must be right, not a little or a lot. The players must be involved. The coach must be able to work peacefully. Now we only think about Sunday but during the week the coaches work with 10 plus 10 plus the goalkeepers. Having 4-5 who only have to do individual technique is not nice.”
“Five strikers or four? I don't know, we'll talk about it with the coach at the end of the season. This year we worked with 4 very well, I don't see why we need to change. Then we'll see if we can evaluate someone with our young players. Then there are midfielders who can play as attackers, like Mkhitaryan..”
“Carboni? We have to evaluate whether it is better to bring him here or continue to develop him outside. He is considered by the Argentine national team, he is highly valued on the transfer market. He has a long contract with Inter, we are happy to have him like the other guys.”
“It's very difficult to sell well. Today a lot of money is spent on young talents and top players. It's much more difficult to sell middle-class players.”
“Zero-cost market? I confirm that it will be a market like that of recent years. We are used to it by now, we are not particularly scared. It will be a different market compared to last year, you just have to adjust it. Saying that the Inter market is already closed is a provocation but it is also a truth, the Inter squad would already be ready for the championship. Then you live for opportunities.”
“The phone call with Lukaku? I wouldn't want to go back to it. The boy had given different signals, then when I understood what was happening I preferred to end it there. But in a much more civil way than how it was said. And we're happy that it went like this The only repercussion of Romelu's choice was Dzeko's situation. We didn't want them to take away space and therefore we let Dzeko go would have arrived anyway.”
“Long scouting work was done on Thuram. We had already decided that he would be a striker and not a winger. We had decided to develop him in this role with Inzaghi and his staff. Thuram came to be the starter but we thought he needed time to prove. In light of Thuram's rapid insertion, we decided to complete the department with ready and experienced Serie A players. So Arnautovic and Sanchez, also to prevent a possible not so rapid insertion of Thuram instead Thuram inserted himself immediately. He was affected by his physical problems, especially because of his physique. We are happy with Arnautovic, he did what he had to do. more continuity but we are extremely satisfied with his work, even inside the locker room.”
“Lautaro renewal? Absolutely normal situation for such important renewals. On an economic level it moves, it is not the renewal of a Primavera. It takes time, as is normal in all clubs. We absolutely want it to be extended and Lautaro's will is the She said it in every way. It's normal that we need to find an economic balance. Today we are still looking for it, the contract expires in 2026 and there is no rush if he signs in a month, two or three. The amount of wages at the end of the transfer window will be more or less the same as now. I've known his agent for 30 years, Barella's thing has already started. Maybe it can arrive even sooner than Lautaro's outcome of both situations.”
“The renewal of Simone Inzaghi is just a formality.”
“Zielinski and Taremi? We took advantage of these opportunities, in the Champions League final we had 7 players taken for nothing. The commissions? They are there even if you pay the fee, in fact for big transfers they are even higher. I can't find anything interesting in them scandalous if you pay zero for the price.”
“Calhanoglu? We lived through Eriksen's drama. In a bad situation, full of anguish and great concern. But then the sporting director must realize that we would have lost the player. We were good at immediately understanding what the best opportunity was Calhanoglu had not renewed with Milan, he had opportunities in Spain. We convinced him with just one phone call, it didn't take us long to convince him with just one phone call.”
“Dimarco? Someone said he wasn't Inter quality. In fact there are 2 Inter starters for whom some coach told us that they weren't from Inter, not even to let them into the locker room. I will never mention their names even under torture.”
“A central defender? Not for now. There are no plans to leave in defence. As far as we're concerned, the defense is fine as it is. I hear people say this guy is old, this guy is old, he's going to be a starter in the European Championship. If they're old, they're old. Darmian and Acerbi, I say they are absolutely intact and still have a lot to give. I can't say I don't like them. Why don't you ever play? we wanted to bring him in June, we never thought of taking him in January but still giving him to Lille or some Italian team. He felt ready for a more ambitious club, like Inter and Juve Like this.”
“Arnautovic and Sanchez found two formidable players in front of them. But Marko himself admitted it. I spoke to Arnautovic and he said 'what can I say?' You took two champions who had an extraordinary season. I make myself available and try to do my best.’”

by ForzaInter_1908

[Mari] Piero Ausilio: “Rafael Leao was close to Inter. Very, very close. We had an agreement with Lille, an agreement found rather quickly in a meeting in London. Then we didn’t carry forward the agreement, with the boy we didn’t even get to talking to him too deeply.”

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