Inter’s Slovakian international central defender Milan Skriniar was interviewed by ESPN where he was asked about the persistent rumors about him transferring to Premier League outfit Manchester United.
Skriniar admitted to being flattered by the recent statements made about him by José Mourinho but insisted he doesn’t know where these rumors come from: “When some coach like Jose says that he is looking for a player like me or somebody else, it’s always nice, but I don’t know why these rumors continue. I’ve not said anything to anybody, just what you can see on the web.”
“Even if Jose is one of the most famous, best, greatest coaches in the world, it’s not something I think of because I’m playing for Inter and am happy here at Inter. I’m happy in Milan, it’s a great city, even when my parents or friends come here, we have a look around and I’m happy here and relaxed here. When the results are going well too, it’s all even better” Skriniar underlined.
The former Sampdoria defender then continued talking about Inter’s upcoming Champions League clash away against Barcelona: “”It’s important for us and for Barcelona, we’ve both got six points. Now we go to the Nou Camp and we’ll see. We’ve got to show that we can hold our own against them and play a good game and if we can pick up a few points from these two games, it would be even better.”
“The Champions League is fantastic it’s the first time I’ve played in this competition and I’m delighted to be able to play in it with Inter. Our first game was unforgettable because we scored in the 95th minute. I think it was important for the fans also because we were back after so many years and we won the first and also the second game, so it’s great. I remember [the last-minute winner against Tottenham really well. As I said, it was important to win the first game in the Champions League” the Slovakian international continued.
In conclusion Skriniar detailed the objectives set by the Nerazzurri for the season stating that: “We want to finish as high as we can definitely in the top four, but I think we can get even higher. We’ve got to take it bit by bit, game by game, point by point, so we’ll see.”
“We were playing well before, but we were not winning and not scoring goals, but now maybe with the Tottenham game, that is when we started playing better and also getting results and this was important.”
