Bereszynski: “I Was Close To Inter Before They Signed Vrsaljko”

Bartosz Bereszynski has told reporters in Poland that he was close to joining Inter this summer before they completed the signing of Sime Vrsaljko at right-back.

Bereszynski, 26, has made 43 appearances in Serie A since arriving from Legia Warsaw in January 2017 and impressed for the Blucerchiati last season, to the extent that he was identified by the Nerazzurri as a potential replacement for Joao Cancelo, whom they were unable to sign on a permanent basis from Valencia.

“I was close to Inter [during the summer],” he told Łączy Nas Piłka on Thursday. “My name had been mentioned in the transfer market. However after Cancelo left they decided to sign Vrsaljko instead.

“Never mind, I won’t be pulling my hair out about it – I’m happy to be at Sampdoria nevertheless and I hope to do well here.”

Bereszynski has made 11 appearances for the Polish national team, featuring in all three of their matches at this summer’s FIFA World Cup in Russia.