Inter director Piero Ausilio shot down more transfer stories, insisting Lionel Messi, N’Golo Kante and Federico Chiesa are ‘impossible,’ but Marcelo Brozovic could leave.

The director of sport spoke to Sportitalia at the opening of the pre-season transfer session in Rimini and poured cold water over some popular headlines.

Inter director Piero Ausilio shot down more transfer stories, insisting Lionel Messi, N’Golo Kante and Federico Chiesa are ‘impossible,’ but Marcelo Brozovic could leave.

The director of sport spoke to Sportitalia at the opening of the pre-season transfer session in Rimini and poured cold water over some popular headlines.

“All I can say is that seeing Messi at Inter is impossible, there has never been any negotiation of any kind. It’s only right to clear this up once and for all: Inter absolutely cannot afford moves like this, as the economic parameters are beyond our reach.

“I hope this is the last time people talk about a negotiation that has never existed.”

Ausilio also hit out at reports of a bid for Fiorentina winger Chiesa and Chelsea’s €50m-rated midfielder Kante.

“There is nothing on Chiesa. We admire the lad, but must be realistic on the possibilities that our transfer strategy allows us. It’s important to be honest with the fans, too.

“Kante is also an impossible move for Inter. I can admit to negotiations for Aleksandar Kolarov, as we are talking to Roma and to him. It’s still in the negotiation process, so there’s nothing definitive yet.”

When it comes to players leaving, Ausilio was a little more open-minded.

“Brozovic understood that some of his behaviour was wrong during the season and some situations were dealt with behind closed doors at the club.

“He is one of the players we are relying on, but if an offer were to arrive that suited the player, we’d take it into consideration. Milan Skriniar is a player we made a solid investment on three years ago and he’s done very well. There are no talks for the defender.”

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