Zinho Vanheusden had no interest in joining any other club than Standard Liege this summer, his father said today.

Inter sold the young centre-back to the Belgian side on a permanent deal for approximately €12 million, as Piero Ausilio sought ‘capital gains’ for Financial Fair Play.

Vanheusden had already spent 18 months playing for Standard, where he began his career as a youngster, so he found it an easy choice when other clubs expressed interest as well.

“He said no to all the others because all he wanted was to continue his adventure with Standard,” father Johan told La Dernière Heure.

“The price has nothing to with Zinho, what matters is that he stayed at Standard. It was a great relief for us when we found out the deal had been completed.”

Vanheusden was a starting centre-back for Michel Preud’homme’s side last year before a serious knee injury ruled him out of the end-of-season play-offs.

He impressed under Stefano Vecchi for Inter’s Primavera side, helping the Nerazzurri win the 2017 Campionato Primavera title, but never made his debut for the first team.