Hakan Calhanoglu has officially signed for Inter after leaving Milan as a free agent, accepting €1m more wages per season.
The deal runs to June 2024 and is believed to be worth €5m per season plus performance-related bonuses.
He had rejected the proposed €4m plus add-ons per year salary package in order to stay at Milan.
“FC Internazionale Milano can confirm that Hakan Çalhanoğlu has joined the Nerazzurri. The 27-year-old midfielder has signed a deal with the Club lasting until 30 June 2024. #WelcomeHakan”
Inter announced the signing with an image of the bridge over the Naviglio, dividing one side of the city of Milan from the other.
This is often used as a symbolic statement in articles referencing the two clubs who share a stadium and city.
The 27-year-old Turkey international had joined Milan from Bayer Leverkusen for €23m plus bonuses in July 2017 and his contract was allowed to run down.
Calhanoglu is the second Milan player to leave this summer as a free agent, after Gianluigi Donnarumma went to Paris Saint-Germain.
He made 172 competitive appearances in the Rossoneri jersey, scoring 32 goals and providing 48 assists.
ANNUNCIO @hakanc10 è il nuovo giocatore dell’Inter!
https://t.co/PTXR3dRNkF#welcomeHakan #IMInter pic.twitter.com/n4ypwLDI9c
— Inter (@Inter) June 22, 2021
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