In an Instagram Live chat with Italian social media influencer Luca Macellari Palmieri, former Inter player Keita Balde has spoken on how much it meant to him to be able to pull on the Nerazzurri jersey as a player.

The Spanish born Senegalese national team winger spent the duration of last season on loan at Inter from French outfit AS Monaco and he made 29 appearances across all competitions for the club.

In just over 1000 minutes in total on the field, Keita, who is now back at AS Monaco, contributed five goals and provided two assists for his Inter teammates.

“I joined Inter on loan with an option to buy last year and playing there was a lifelong dream of mine. Inter are a club that I have liked since I was a child. I have always admired the team and many of the former players,” he explained in the chat which took place earlier on this evening.

He then went on to reveal that two former Inter players were among players that he used to look up to when he was growing up.

“When I was a child I looked up to Cristiano Ronaldo, Samuel Eto’o and Il Fenomeno Ronaldo. They were all points of reference for me.”

This season the 25-year-old has scored eight goals and provided four assists in 26 games across all competitions to date.

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Lautaro Martinez is awaiting to see what sort of contract extension offer Inter make him before taking a decision on his future according to a report from Italian news outlet FCInterNews.it.

The 22-year-old striker has been heavily linked with a Summer transfer window switch to Barcelona, who are willing to offer him a five year contract with an annual salary of no less than €10 million.

The Argentine national team forward is flattered by the interest and the contract Barcelona are willing to give him but he is very happy and doing well in Milan with Inter so wishes to hold out and see what Inter have to offer.

He currently earns €2.2 million a year at Inter and the report claims that Inter may have to offer him as much as €7.5 million a year to convince him to reject the advances of Barcelona and stay put at San Siro.

This season the former Racing Club player has made 30 appearances across all competitions to date, in which he has scored 16 goals and provided four assists for his teammates.

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European football’s governing body UEFA have requested that their 55 member federations tell them their plans for what they plan to do with the remainder of this season by May 27 at the latest according to a report from Italian broadcaster Sport Mediaset.

Football across the continent has been on hold for about a month now due to the ongoing global Coronavirus pandemic and whilst leagues such as the Belgian Pro League have already decided to cancel the remainder of the season, it remains unclear what the intentions of the majority of leagues are.

The German Bundesliga aim to make a return to action at the beginning of next month whilst all 20 Serie A clubs have voted unanimously in favour of resuming and finishing the season when possible if the Italian government allow it.

The report from Sport Mediaset goes on to add that UEFA have decided that if leagues cannot conclude then seasons will be determined by sporting merit.

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Fiorentina president and owner Rocco Commisso has told star man Federico Chiesa he will not stop him from leaving the club unless it is Juventus who come in for him according to a report from Florence based newspaper Corriere Fiorentino.

Chiesa has long drawn links with the Bianconeri club as well as Inter and has recently drawn links to clubs outside of Italy too.

Relations between Fiorentina and Juventus have broken down and Commisso does not wish to deal the highly rated 22-year-old to the reigning Italian champions.

However, the report states that if Chiesa asks to leave and Inter were come in for him then Commisso would be willing to hold talks with the Nerazzurri club over a possible transfer.

It also goes on to add that the option for Chiesa to extend his contract with Fiorentina is still there with Fiorentina willing to give him a one year extension and the same salary as top earner Franck Ribery, who earns €4 million a year.

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Brescia president and owner Massimo Cellino has revealed that he has promised Sandro Tonali that he will be given the first choice to decide his future with the club.

Highly rated Tonali has drawn links to a number of clubs in recent weeks with Inter and Juventus both understood to be long term admirers of the Italian national team midfielder.

A report yesterday even claimed that Barcelona are ready to offer €60 million plus two young players for him and Paris Saint Germain are willing to offer even more than that for the 19-year-old sensation, who has been likened to legendary Italian national team midfielder Andrea Pirlo.

“There are many big clubs after him, but I haven’t begun any negotiations because I made him a promise,” Cellino remarked in an interview with Italian radio station Radio Sportiva last night.

“I promised him that he could make the first choice on his future and then I would evaluate the conditions. My dream is to secure Serie A safety and keep him for at least another year.”

This season Tonali has made 24 appearances across all competitions to date for La Rondinelle, who he has a contract with until the end of next season, which contains an option for Brescia to extend it by a further year.

In little over 2100 minutes, he has scored one goal and provided five assists for his teammates.

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The Italian football federation (FIGC) have extended the cut-off date to end the 2019/20 season from June 30 to August 2 to allow for a few extra days to help finish the season off, they have confirmed with an official statement posted on their website.

Football at all levels in Italy has been on hold for over a month now due to the ongoing global Coronavirus pandemic and in the past few days Lega Serie A and all 20 clubs voted unanimously in favour of the season resuming and finishing when possible if the Italian government allow it.

Reports have suggested that teams could return to training in little over a week’s time with a view to resuming playing a few weeks after that either at the end of May or beginning of June.

“The world of football is working incessantly and in responsible fashion to find concrete and sustainable solutions to the crisis generated by COVID-19, including those necessary to safeguard the 2020-21 competitions,” Italian football federation president Gabriele Gravina said as part of the statement.

He then went on to thank Italian government minister for sport and youth policies Vincenzo Spadafora and insisted that FIGC want to return to playing.

“I thank Minister for Sport Vincenzo Spadafora for the attention he gave to us in yesterday’s meeting, where our approach was clearly laid out: we want to return to playing football in safety because that is what common sense dictates and we are asked to do so by the international organisations, of which Italian football is a part.

“I will send the medical protocol we drew up to the CONI, ready to listen to any precious advice.”

He concluded by hitting out at those who have claimed football has been given preferential treatment at this difficult time.

“I am stunned that I have to again realise the temptation to talk constantly about football, for the notoriety that this brings, prompts some to comment on things they are evidently not well-informed about.”

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Barcelona have sparked an interest in signing Bayern Munich midfielder Corentin Tolisso ahead of the upcoming Summer transfer window according to a report from German sports news magazine Kicker.

The 2018 World Cup winning midfielder has also drawn no shortage of links to Inter in recent weeks and the Nerazzurri and Blaugrana clubs could well battle it out for the 25-year-old midfielder, whose contract with the Bavaria based club is due to expire at the end of the 2021/22 season.

Reports in the media have suggested that Inter are keen on pursuing a move for Tolisso with Inter manager Antonio Conte said to be a big fan of the former Lyon player.

Tolisso, who is facing around two months out on the sidelines due to recent ankle surgery, has made 24 appearances across all competitions to date this term.

In almost 1400 minutes on the field, Tolisso has scored three goals and he has also provided five assists for his teammates.

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As a result of the ongoing global Coronavirus pandemic, Lazio midfielder Sergej Milinkovic-Savic’s transfer value has dropped according to a report from Spanish news outlet Don Balon.

Reports in the past few weeks have suggested it could take in excess of €100 million to prize the Serbian national team player away from the Italian capital city club but this report suggests that as a result of the current crisis, his value has dropped to €70 million, the same amount Lazio were demanding for him a few years back.

The report goes on to add that Real Madrid, Juventus and Inter all have an interest in the 25-year-old midfielder, who has a contract with the Biancocelesti club until the end of the 2023/24 season.

This season Milinkovic-Savic has been virtually ever present for Simone Inzaghi’s high-flying aquile with him having appeared in 31 of their 35 games across all competitions to date. In 2539 minutes on the field, he has scored five goals and tallied seven assists.

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Inter are facing competition from fellow Serie A side Napoli for the signature of Tottenham Hotspur defender Jan Vertonghen according to a report in today’s print edition of Corriere dello Sport.

The experienced Belgian national team centre back’s contract with the Premier League side is due to expire at the end of the season and he can therefore be brought in on a free transfer if he lets his contract run down.

In a recent interview the former Ajax man has hinted that he could leave Spurs and is wanting to join an ambitious club and learn a new language.

Inter have been linked with a move for him as a potential replacement for Diego Godin, who is reportedly set to leave after just a single season with the club.

Napoli have meanwhile sparked an interest in signing Vertonghen in case star defender Kalidou Koulibaly is to depart the club in the coming months.

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Inter have only received a small amount of solidarity payment as prescribed by FIFA for Degnand Willfried ‘Willy’ Gnonto’s transfer to FC Zurich according to a report from FCInterNews.it.

The Swiss Super League club announced the capture of the Italian youth national team forward earlier on today on a three year contract but they did not state how much they signed him for.

As per this report, due to the fact Gnonto was only on a youth contract with Inter and not a professional one, FC Zurich were not obliged to pay Inter a transfer fee.

Instead, they only had to pay a small solidarity payment fee for youth development determined by world football’s governing body FIFA although the report does not specify how much Inter have received for the promising youngster.

Gnonto made 37 appearances across all competition at youth level for Inter between under 17 and Primavera level in which he scored 14 goals and provided a total of seven assists for his teammates.

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