Radja Nainggolan has officially agreed to terminate his contract with Inter by mutual consent, allowing him to join Cagliari as a free agent.
The negotiations between the clubs have been dragging on for months without a resolution and the Belgium international also received a proposal from Turkish side Besiktas.
However, his wife is from Sardinia and he already had several different spells at Cagliari, so made no secret of his desire to make it a permanent transfer.
The issue was finally resolved today by Nainggolan terminating his contract with Inter by mutual consent.
“FC Internazionale Milano can confirm that Radja Nainggolan’s contract with the club has been terminated by mutual consent,” read the statement.
It was due to expire at the end of the season and, according to Sky Sport Italia, they agreed the Belgium international would receive 50 per cent of the remaining salary.
This is essentially the same deal that Joao Mario was given by Inter last month so he could join the club of his choice.
Nainggolan joined Inter from Roma in 2018 for €38m plus Nicolò Zaniolo, but never replicated the same form at San Siro that he’d shown at the Stadio Olimpico.
The 33-year-old made just 41 competitive appearances for the Nerazzurri, scoring seven goals and providing three assists.
#Nainggolan ha risolto il contratto con l’@Inter (con buonuscita), si attende conferma ufficiale @SkySport #calciomercato @LucaMarchetti
— Gianluca Di Marzio (@DiMarzio) August 10, 2021