Achraf Hakimi knocked back several other clubs to join Inter according to a report in today’s print edition of Italian daily newspaper Gazzetta dello Sport.
The Moroccan national team player underwent and passed his medical with Inter yesterday and signed a five year contract with the club and now only officially confirmation of his transfer from Real Madrid is missing but is expected to arrive shortly.
Hakimi declined interest from other clubs due to Inter’s courtship and Inter wanted him at the club in order to elevate the level of the club’s ambitions.
The report from the Milan based news outlet goes on to highlight that Real Madrid have come in for some criticism for their decision to sell the highly rated 21-year-old, who is widely regarded as one of the best young full backs out there at the moment.
Hakimi, who has spent the past two seasons on loan at Borussia Dortmund, made 45 appearances this past season, in which he scored nine goals and tallied 10 assists.
