La Gazzetta dello Sport explains why Stefano Sensi’s transfer to Leicester City collapsed, claiming that ‘all the blame’ is on the English Championship side, who changed the terms of the agreement multiple times.
Sensi had travelled to England on the deadline day on Thursday, thinking he would complete a permanent transfer to Leicester City, joining his compatriot Enzo Maresca.
Sensi hadn’t trained with his Inter teammates prior to his trip to England, but his transfer to the King Power Stadium didn’t materialise eventually.
According to a report from La Gazzetta dello Sport, ‘all the blame’ is on Leicester City as the English side tried to change the terms of the agreement multiple times during the January transfer window and mostly on the deadline day.
It is reported that Leicester City had initially offered €500,000 plus €2m bonuses if they had earned promotion to the Premier League this season. Inter accepted the offer, but the English club never sent their part of the documents signed.
Inter agreed to send Sensi out on a free transfer on the deadline day, but the deal would come with €2.5m in add-ons, depending on Leicester City’s Premier League promotion.
‘[Inter directors] Marotta, Ausilio and Baccin did it to help the English club who are dealing with strict financial checks from the league,’ wrote journalist Andrea Ramoazzotti.
According to the report, FFP issues and work permit contributed to Sensi’s collapsed transfer, but ultimately not everyone at Leicester City was convinced about signing Sensi, contrary to their coach Maresca, who had pushed to reunite with his compatriot.
Sensi has now returned to Inter and will leave the club at the end of his contract in June.