Inter Milan president Erick Thohir still has faith in boss Roberto Mancini

ESPN FC's Gabriele Marcotti looks back at a disappointing season for Inter Milan, where the club finished forth in the Serie A.
Inter Milan president Erick Thohir is happy to resist calls to sack head coach Roberto Mancini.
Despite investing heavily in the San Siro outfit's squad this summer, Mancini could only secure a fourth-placed finish in Serie A, with champions Juventus 24 points better off in the final league table.
Inter closed out their season with a 3-1 defeat at Sassuolo, with a number of travelling fans turning on the former Manchester City boss throughout the match and come full-time.

Roberto Mancini was showered with disapproval in Inter Milan's 3-1 defeat at Sassuolo.
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Inter Milan end Serie A campaign with a weary defeat at Sassuolo

ESPN FC's Gabriele Marcotti looks back at a disappointing season for Inter Milan, where the club finished fourth in the Serie A.
Saturday's 3-1 defeat for Inter Milan at Sassuolo showed a team ending Serie A wearily, following a long and often criticised campaign.
This last whimper highlighted the problems Roberto Mancini still has at the club ahead of what will be a crucial summer in the transfer market.

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GK Juan Carrizo, 5 — Inter's reserve goalkeeper proved why he is the second choice with a very poor display. He was unlucky as Matteo Politano's…
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Sassuolo do their part in bid for European football with win over Inter Milan

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Sassuolo did all they could to make sure of a maiden European campaign as they ended the Serie A season with a 3-1 home win against Inter Milan.The victory secured sixth spot for Eusebio Di Francesco's men which will be good enough to take them into the Europa League for the first time if AC Milan fail to win the Coppa Italia final against Juventus next Saturday.Matteo Politano's brace and Lorenzo Pellegrini's strike saw off Inter, who ended the game with 10 men after Jeison Murrilo's 60th-minute…
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Inter Milan must be smart with transfers this summer

ESPN FC's Gabriele Marcotti looks back at a disappointing season for Inter Milan, where the club finished forth in the Serie A.

The expectations and the reality of what a club of Internazionale's size can achieve are often conflicted. After all, the team's 108-year history has been divided by three major success stories: First, there was the superlative late 1930's team spearheaded by Giuseppe Meazza; the second was Helenio Herrera "Grande Inter" team of the 1960's and the third was the Treble-winning team that began during Roberto Mancini's first stint at the club and blossomed under Jose Mourinho in 2010. In between there…
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Roberto Mancini: Inter Milan can tear up my contract if they’re not happy

ESPN FC's Gabriele Marcotti looks back at a disappointing season for Inter Milan, where the club finished forth in the Serie A.

Inter Milan head coach Roberto Mancini took part in Inter's training session, and put on a show for his players.

The ESPN FC crew answer your tweets on who Guardiola should sign first at City, if Mancini is done at Inter and more.

ESPN FC's Gab Marcotti discusses Roberto Mancini's comment about Inter Milan's forwards lack of goals.
Roberto Mancini says he would have no qualms about walking away from his contract as head coach of Inter Milan if the club are not happy with the job he has done.
Mancini has guided the Nerazzurri to a fourth-place finish in Serie A this season, regardless of the outcome of their final game of the season against Sassuolo on Saturday.
They will therefore be playing in the group stage of the Europa League next season, although their objective for the season was a top-three finish and a return to the…
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Mancini’s Inter Milan future key to Zlatan Ibrahimovic return – Moratti

PSG striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic is out of contract at the end of the season with a number of clubs interested in his services.
Inter Milan's honorary president Massimo Moratti said that the club will have to decide on head coach Roberto Mancini's future, before any potential move for PSG's Swedish striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic can be considered.
The former Manchester City manager had a good start at the club only to see his team's Serie A and UEFA Champions League challenge fade away in recent months, leaving the Nerazzurri with a trophy-less end to the season.
Ibrahimovic, 34, will be out of contract at the end of the season…
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Rumour Rater: Is Morata right for Arsenal?

ESPN FC's Steve Nicol assesses the rumour that Alvaro Morata is likened to replace Danny Welbeck at Arsenal.
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Mauro Icardi has no plans to leave Inter Milan any time soon

ESPN FC's Gabriele Marcotti looks back at a disappointing season for Inter Milan, where the club finished forth in the Serie A. Inter Milan forward Mauro Icardi says both he and coach Roberto Mancini are going nowhere this summer, adding that he would be delighted to follow in the footsteps of Javier Zanetti and enjoy a long, successful career at the Serie A club.
Icardi, 23, who joined Inter from Sampdoria in 2013, has been linked with a summer exit from the San Siro, with Arsenal one of the clubs to have been credited with an interest in the player.
However, the Argentine says he is fully committed to the Nerazzurri and…
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Arsenal target Alvaro Morata and Mauro Icardi to replace Danny Welbeck

ESPN FC's Alexis Nunes and Tommy Smyth assess the latest transfer rumours.

The summer transfer window will be opening before you know it, and rumours around the world are picking up steam. As always, Transfer Talk has its finger on the pulse when it comes to the latest gossip. See the latest deals here.

TOP STORY: Arsenal search for Welbeck replacement

With the devastating news that Danny Welbeck will be ruled out for nine months with a knee injury, Arsenal have stepped up their pursuit of a new striker. According to the Mirror, Juventus' Alvaro Morata is a prime target.

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Serie A Talk: Mancini’s misleading optimism

ESPN FC's Gabriele Marcotti looks back at a disappointing season for Inter Milan, where the club finished forth in the Serie A.
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