Former Inter midfielder Ousmane Dabo has said he will ‘always be grateful’ to the Nerazzurri for having brought him to Italy as a youngster.

Dabo signed for Inter aged 21 in the summer of 1998 after beginning his professional career at French side Rennes, but he would later to go on to play for four other Serie A clubs in Vicenza, Parma, Atalanta and Lazio.

The Biancoceleste enjoyed his services the longest with the midfielder completing five seasons at the club, but Dabo insisted he also had happy memories during his time at Inter, despite making just 13 appearances before departing in 1999.

“I have a lot of good memories from my time in Italy,” he told Sky Sport 24 on Tuesday. “I gave my all everywhere I went.

“It’s true that I spent six years in Rome and am therefore most attached to Lazio, but I was happy wherever I went: like at Inter, because they were the team who brought me to Italy. I will always be grateful to them for that.”

Dabo also touched upon Lazio and Inter’s probable Champions League showdown at the Stadio Olimpico on 20 May, saying ‘it will be a beautiful game to watch’.