Robin Gosens confirms he snubbed a move to Bayer Leverkusen in the summer transfer window: ‘I am not done at Inter.’
The Germany international had joined the Nerazzurri on loan with an option to buy from Atalanta in January but has had highs and lows at Inter where he has been recovering from a severe groin injury sustained a year ago with La Dea.
He is now back with his national team and is available to face Hungary and England in the next two Nations League group-stage games. They are in Group C with Italy.
“I definitely don’t have the World Cup ticket yet. I’m still fighting my way back,” Gosens told Sport 1.
“I’m not in the same shape I was in Bergamo. I’m close, but at the same time, I know that there is still a lot of work to do.
“My family has always been my guarantee of success. I can always count on my wife. When I was injured, my son was born. All of that was positive. We footballers already live in a kind of parallel world and need this family grounding.
“I play for a world club and I’m happy at Inter,” he continued.
“I aim to assert myself at this big club. I have to play three, four, five games in a row now. That’s what I’m working towards. I also have to get into a rhythm with a view to the World Cup.
“I spoke to [Bayer director] Simon Rolfes on the phone and it was an open and honest exchange. I told him that I’m not done at Inter.
“I feel very comfortable at Inter at the moment and I’m certainly not there against my will. I am fully motivated but I’m only really satisfied when I’m on the pitch, I expect this from myself.”
Rolfes claimed on August 31, one day before the end of the summer transfer window, that the Bundesliga side were not interested in the Germany international and was the first one to confirm that Bayer would not have signed him from Inter.
Gosens has scored one goal in 17 appearances with Inter. He had become one of Serie A’s most prolific defenders at Atalanta with 29 goals and 21 assists in 157 games.