Agent: ‘Kondogbia staying at Inter’

Geoffrey Kondogbia’s agent assures his client won’t leave Inter – “we want to move forward together.”

The French midfielder joined the Nerazzurri for €31m from Monaco this summer, after a transfer battle with city rivals Milan.

After initially struggling to adapt to Italian football, the 23-year-old has won plaudits for his performances in recent weeks, and his representative still believes in the Beneamata’s project.

“Geoffrey is happy at Inter,” Jonathan Maarek told FCInterNews.

Geoffrey Kondogbia’s agent assures his client won’t leave Inter – “we want to move forward together.”

The French midfielder joined the Nerazzurri for €31m from Monaco this summer, after a transfer battle with city rivals Milan.

After initially struggling to adapt to Italian football, the 23-year-old has won plaudits for his performances in recent weeks, and his representative still believes in the Beneamata’s project.

“Geoffrey is happy at Inter,” Jonathan Maarek told FCInterNews.

“He has now adjusted to his new life in Italy and also in terms of the football. He’s had his ups and downs during the season, but he’s always been one of the best on the pitch and he’ll definitely be even better next year.

“We didn’t just sign a one-year contract, but a much longer one, based on a project which we agreed upon when signing.

“We still think that this is the best project, and we want to move forward together. We have no intention of questioning the terms we agreed last summer.

“The criticism? I personally never like to read people’s opinions about one of my clients. One day they say he’s a flop, the next he’s top!

“Opinions are very changeable, and influenced by performance in a single game, without regard for overall performance.

“I know that Geoffrey is a professional, a very serious player who works hard. Opinions don’t count for much, what matters is his performance on the pitch.”

Kondogbia has five France caps, but has not been included in recent squads by CT Didier Deschamps, does he still think he can go to Euro 2016 on home soil?



“The player always thinks about being called-up. He’s been called by Deschamps on several occasions.

“The Coach will make the final choices, and we’ll wait until we see the list to see if he’s in our out of the squad.

“He’s always available to the French national team and he’s fighting for his place.”