Former Inter midfielder Benoit Cauet has shared his belief that his former employers have what it takes to be able to sign Barcelona superstar Lionel Messi.
Inter have drawn links to Messi in recent months and even in the past few days after former Inter president and owner Massimo Moratti shared his desire to see the multi-time world player of the year represent the Nerazzurri.
“Of course Inter can sign Lionel Messi, there is no doubt about this. Steven Zhang has the economic skills and potential ambition. He is a president who thinks big,” Cauet remarked in an interview with journalist Simone Togna via social media platform Instagram.
The Frenchman then went on to state his best moment whilst on Inter’s books between 1997 and 2001.
“The 1998 UEFA Cup remains the greatest joy. It was a tough competition. We had to come from behind in some rounds. The final in Paris was almost the easiest game as we won 3-0 against Lazio. With all that we had gone through earlier on, we new we could win and we also had a certain Ronaldo with us.”
Cauet then went on to discuss who was the best manager he worked under during his 19 year senior career which also saw him represent the likes of Paris Saint Germain and Swiss side Sion.
“Gigi Simoni was a great person and excellent manager. Camolese who I worked under at Torino was an excellent manager too but I had so many prepared and capable managers in my career.”
He then spoke briefly on how the season has gone so far and Inter’s striker force of Lautaro Martinez and Romelu Lukaku: “Inter are a really strong team. Lautaro-Lukaku are a fantastic partnership, I would never let the Argentine go.”
He concluded the interview by sharing his views on Inter manager Antonio Conte.
“He is a great manager, you can see that he has a winning mentality. If the season starts again it would no longer be a marathon but a sprint, let’s see what happens. The Nerazzurri can do it.”
