Former Inter player Andy Van der Meyde has admitted that he did not want to join the club in an interview with Italian news outlet FootballStation.it.
“The transfer to Inter? To tell the truth I didn’t want to go not because I didn’t want to leave Ajax. I felt in top condition, but Moratti offered the club a lot of money and the club forced me to go, telling me clearly that the Nerazzurri’s offer was an indispensable offer and that I would earn a lot of money.”
The Dutchman then went on to reveal that he has great memories from his time on the Nerazzurri’s books between 2003 and 2005.
“I still have wonderful memories from my time at Inter. The first year went well but I played less under Mancini in the second season so I decided to change clubs.”
Van der Meyde also spoke on what he felt the most important goals he scored during his career were with one of them coming whilst he was with Inter.
“I scored for Ajax against Roma in front of a full stadium against a team full of great players such as Totti and Cassano but my goal for Inter at Highbury against Arsenal was a great goal on the fly.
“We beat a very strong Arsenal, it was an incredible night, on the way back I even found Nerazzurri fans at home who wanted to party with me.”
During his two year spell with Inter, the 17 time Dutch national team player, made 54 appearances across all competitions, in which he scored four goals and provided just as many assists for his teammates.
He left Inter for Everton in the Summer of 2005 and would spend four years with them before having a season with PSV Eindhoven and then had a season in the Dutch amateur leagues with WKE before calling time on a 15 year senior career aged just 32.