Legendary former Inter goalkeeper Gianluca Pagliuca has revealed that a number of Premier League clubs wanted him during his time with the Nerazzurri.

Pagliuca, who is widely regarded as one of the greatest goalkeepers of his generation, joined Inter in 1994 from fellow Serie A side Sampdoria and spent five years with the club but there were opportunities for him to leave before then.

“In 1997, Manchester United asked about me. It was not me that said no but it was Massimo Moratti, who said I was not moving. In 1999 Aston Villa came in for me as did Spanish side Deportivo La Coruna who then won La Liga.

“I have no regrets about not leaving because top players came to Inter, such as Ronaldo,” he explained in an interview with Milan based newspaper Gazzetta dello Sport, which appeared in today’s print edition.

He was then asked about who he thinks is better between his former teammate Ronaldo and current Juventus and Portugal star Cristiano Ronaldo.

“Cristiano is a machine but Ronaldo had more quality and vision, and he was an absolute phenomenon who was undermined by injury.”

Pagliuca made a total of 234 appearances across all competitions during his half decade on the Nerazzurri club’s books in which he kept a total of 82 clean sheets.

Pagliuca left Inter in 1999 for Bologna where he spent seven years before he joined Ascoli, where he played for a single season before retiring.

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Samuele Longo wishes to remain with Venezia past the end of this season and the Serie B club would like to keep a hold of him too according to a report from Italian news outlet TuttoVeneziaSport.

The once highly rated youngster has spent the majority of his playing career out on loan and joined the Arancioneroverdi on the final day of the most recent January transfer window until the end of the current season.

Venezia would like to extend his loan with themselves for a further season but in order for this to happen Longo will have to sign a contract extension with Inter given his contract expires with the Nerazzurri club at the end of next season.

In the few games Longo managed to play for Venezia in before football was brought to a halt due to the Coronavirus crisis he impressed as he grabbed three goals and tallied a single assist in seven appearances across all competitions.

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Racing Club are keeping a close eye on Barcelona’s pursuit of Inter striker Lautaro Martinez according to a report from Italian news outlet FCInterNews.it.

The Superliga Argentina club could earn as much as €9.7 million from Inter selling Lautaro if he is sold for his €111 million release clause due to the fact they will get 10% of any sale over what Inter paid for him, which is €14 million.

The 22-year-old Argentine national team forward has also been linked with potential Summer transfer window switches to Real Madrid, Paris Saint Germain, Chelsea and Manchester City.

Lautaro joined Inter in the Summer of 2018 from Racing Club and has a further three and a bit years left on his current deal with the club although it does remain to be seen whether he will see that through or not given the wealth of interest in his services.

This term he has made 31 appearances across all competitions to date in which he has scored 16 goals and provided four assists.

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One member of Inter’s management has questioned if Barcelona believe the Nerazzurri are stupid or amateurs with regard to the players Barcelona are reportedly willing to offer them as part of a deal for striker Lautaro Martinez according to a report from Spanish journalist Francesc Aguilar.

Earlier on today Mundo Deportivo published a list of players who Barcelona will allow the Nerazzurri to choose from to form part of a deal for 22-year-old Argentine national team forward Lautaro.

As per the report, Inter have been given the choice of Jean Clair Todibo, Samuel Umtiti, Junior Firpo, Emerson Royal, Nelson Semedo and Marc Cucurella.

Lautaro has a €111 million release clause in his contract but Barcelona are insistent on doing a player(s) plus cash deal for him but the players on offer have far from impressed Inter with Aguilar claiming that the Nerazzurri club are thinking about other players to those already offered to them.

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Transfer values across Europe’s top 10 leagues have plummeted as a result of the Coronavirus crisis and Inter are among the top 20 clubs most impacted as a result according to KPMG Football Benchmark.

KPMG Football Benchmark’s analysis of the value of the 4183 players playing in Europe’s top 10 leagues shows that transfer values could drop by as much as €8.5 billion, which representatives a 26.5% drop compared to February, if the remainder of the seasons are cancelled.

In the event that the vast majority of these top 10 leagues resume play, the impact will be negated slightly but values will still drop regardless. In the event the leagues do resume, the value depreciation would instead be €5.6 billion.

Back in February Inter’s first team squad was valued at a combined total of €653 million. Should the season not resume the team’s value will decrease to €496 million. If the Serie A season resumes, Inter’s squad value will decrease to €556 million.

The report goes on to add that Inter striker Romelu Lukaku’s value could drop from €88 million to €75 million if the season is cancelled or €80 million if it resumes.

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Inter and AC Milan hope to complete their new stadium project by 2024 according to a report in today’s print edition of Gazzetta dello Sport.

The Nerazzurri and Rossoneri clubs presented new concept designs yesterday and sent revised plans to the Milan city council to look over.

Within a month and a half’s time, the clubs should receive the green light to proceed with their project which the report claims the club’s owners are ready to invest in excess of €1.2 billion into.

The new stadium, which will replace San Siro, will have a capacity of between 60,000-65,000, be more modern and functional and will also allow the clubs to generate profit immediately.

As soon as the new stadium is ready for use, work will begin on tearing down San Siro, parts of which will remain and be incorporated into the project which is also set to include plenty of green space, shops and other things.

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Getafe president Angel Torres has suggested that they play their Europa League last 16 matches against Inter at the beginning of August.

The matches, which were due to take place on March 12 and March 19, between the two sides were postponed as a result of the Coronavirus crisis and almost all football worldwide remains at a standstill due to the crisis.

Whilst some leagues are preparing to return, namely the German Bundesliga which is set to return next week, it remains to be seen if the Europa League and other competitions will resume but Torres has given dates when he thinks the games could be played.

“The first leg in Italy should be on August 2 or 3, whilst the return leg in Spain should be played on August 6 or 7,” Torres, who has been president of the La Liga outfit since July 2002, explained in an interview with Spanish radio station Cadena Cope earlier on today.

Torres then went on to state what he would like to see happen in the event that games cannot be played at either of the club’s home stadiums.

“In case it is not possible to play at San Siro and the Coliseum Alfonso Perez, the matches should be played on a neutral pitch.”

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Inter intend to sign Stefano Sensi on a permanent basis but will seek a discount from Sassuolo according to a report from Italian news outlet FCInterNews.it.

Sensi joined Inter on a season long loan this past Summer and as part of the deal Inter obtained an option to buy him permanently, an option which is set at €20 million.

Due to the current climate, Inter, like many other clubs this Summer, will try and get a better deal. The report claims that Inter could offer a cash sum plus a player from their Primavera to the Neroverdi club, who they have very good relations with.

The report goes on to claim that this will be a win win situation for all parties. Inter will get to keep Sensi, the Italian national team player will get to stay at Inter and Sassuolo will get a cash sum as well as a promising young player.

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Inter have wrapped up the signing of promising Bulgarian attacking midfielder Nikola Iliev from Botev Plovdiv according to a report from Bulgarian news outlet BGDerby.com.

The Nerazzurri are to pay the Bulgarian Parva Liga side an initial sum of €500,000 and due to bonuses which have been included in the deal they could make at least a further €1.3 million.

As part of the deal Botev Plovdiv have also acquired a 15% of future sale clause which could see them earn a lot of money if Iliev goes on to become a top player, which, at the moment, looks highly likely.

The 15-year-old sensation, who plays in Botev Plovdiv’s under 19 side, has made two appearances for the Botev Plovdiv first team this season but he has been unable to make any goal contributions in his 77 minutes on the park.

The report goes on to claim that the deal will soon be officially confirmed by the clubs.

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Benevento are interested in signing Al Hilal forward Sebastian Giovinco according to a report from transfer market expert Nicolo Schira.

In the past few weeks the former Juventus attacker has been linked with moves to Inter and Parma and Schira claims that the runaway Serie B leaders are working on a deal to bring the ‘atomic ant’ back to Italy.

As per Schira, Gli Stregoni are ready to give the 33-year-old former Italian national team player a three year contract as they look to improve the squad ahead of their inevitable promotion to Serie A.

Giovinco has plied his trade for the Saudi Pro League outfit since January 2019 and he has a contract with them which runs until the end of December next year.

This season the one time MLS MVP has made 25 appearances across all competitions to date. In 1730 minutes on the park, he has scored six goals and tallied eight assists.

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