Inter chief Beppe Marotta admits they can only wait and see what Milan Skriniar decides after their final contract extension offer. ‘We can do a lot, but we cannot achieve the impossible.’
The centre-back will be a free agent when his current contract expires on June 30, with Paris Saint-Germain, Tottenham Hotspur and Chelsea known to be hovering around him ready to swoop.
“Around Skriniar there are the typical dynamics of the football world and other clubs are negotiating with these situations too,” Marotta told DAZN.
“We are negotiating with his representatives, because we believe Milan deserves to be part of our squad in the present and the future. We presented an offer to him and hope to soon reach a conclusion.”
It is widely reported that Inter have made a firm and final proposal to extend the contract at €6m per season plus bonuses, but so far Skriniar has not given a response.
After months of declaring himself ‘optimistic’ that an agreement can be reached to extend the contract, is Marotta still feeling the same way about his star defender?
“I am always optimistic in life, but in this case I am also realistic. We know that we can do a lot, but we cannot achieve the impossible.”
It would be a huge blow for the Nerazzurri to lose Skriniar for free over the summer, considering six months ago they turned down bids believed to be in the region of €70m from PSG.
When it comes to bringing in reinforcements during the January transfer window, the Inter director has a warning for the supporters.
“The January window tends to be one of reparation, so there aren’t always opportunities that are up to the standards of the current squad. The team right now is satisfying and we have the utmost respect for them, then we’ll see if there are any opportunities.”
I already mentioned Inter should sell him in the summer for 50m+ bonus. Inter are too greedy. How can his valuation be close to de Ligt?
If he walk away for free, Marotta should be fired on the spot. It’s almost as bad as when he dismantled MVP over the course of 12 months.
A good defender definitely but Inter has and will benefit from free transfers. Milan has to look after his own interests but defenders tend to look better in Italy, and improving spurs defense has always been a big task for any defender, Chelsea- K2 is on the bench, PSG not really a top league. Good luck to the guy whatever the decision. A footballers carer is short.