Inter will not sacrifice any of their key players in order to meet their Financial Fair Play requirements with UEFA, according to Corriere dello Sport.
The Nerazzurri secured qualification for next season’s UEFA Champions League on Sunday but are unable to move freely in the transfer market to reinforce their squad, as the agreement they signed with European football’s governing body in 2015 requires them to meet various financial targets for the current season.
Before 30 June they are obliged to raise approximately €40 million in capital gains from player sales, and the easiest route to take would be to sacrifice one of their key players in exchange for a large transfer fee.
However the Rome-based publication reports that neither the club nor Luciano Spalletti wish to do that, as they believe they can recoup the €40 million by selling fringe players and youngsters from the Primavera.
“While protecting those players with release clauses is impossible (Icardi’s is worth €110 million, whereas Brozovic’s is €50 million),” they write, “they are determined not to sacrifice those who do not have clauses in their contracts (Skriniar and Perisic).”
Both players are expected to have offers this summer but neither will leave as Inter are counting on them for the following season.
Corriere dello Sport also adds that Wanda Nara and Piero Ausilio do not currently have any meetings scheduled to discuss Mauro Icardi’s contract extension, which the player’s agent would like to secure sooner rather than later.
