From Summer Links With PSG To Stalled Contract Talks – Italian Media Detail How Milan Skriniar Became Disillusioned & Decided To Leave Inter Milan

The break between Inter and defender Milan Skriniar has occurred in stages over the past number of months, and has caused the player to decide not to extend his contract despite having initially been keen to do so.

This is detailed by Italian news outlet FCInterNews, who detail the timeline of how the 27-year-old went from wanting to stay at the Nerazurri to ultimately deciding that he wants to leave at the end of the season.

Skriniar had not wanted to leave Inter during the summer transfer window initially.

However, the Slovakian was the player who the club deemed to be necessary to sacrifice, as it was well-known that there would have to be a big sale in order for financial targets to be met.

The Nerazzurri’s plan had been to sell Skriniar for a big fee once Paris Saint-Germain’s interest in signing him emerged, and then reinforce their defence by signing Bremer from Torino.

Inter Sporting Director Piero Ausilio had a frank conversation with the 27-year-old about the situation, telling him that while the club were hardly keen to offload him, he was the only player who could realistically be sold for the fee that was needed in the summer transfer window.

Skriniar reluctantly agreed to leave, and was ready to agree a deal with PSG worth around €12 million.

However, the French club never quite made an offer high enough for Inter to accept, and in the meantime Bremer was snapped up by Juventus, who were flush with cash after the sale of Matthijs de Ligt.

This left Inter without a replacement for Skriniar who they considered to be suitable, and so the Nerazzurri’s strategy changed towards keeping hold of the Slovakian.

There was a sense that an agreement would be found on a contract extension after the summer transfer window closed and the season was underway, FCInterNews reports.

The player gave indications during September, including relatively clear public statements, which suggested that he would be happy to extend his contract despite the interest of PSG remaining in the background.

However, once the contract extension talks started up in late October, things hit a snag.

Whilst the player’s demand was never going to be for Inter to make a contract offer that would rise as high as what PSG had put on the table, his request was for wages of around €8 million net per season.

The Nerazzurri, meanwhile, never offered more than €6 million net per season, at least no initially.

For this reason, the Slovakian began to feel disillusioned with the negotiations, and disappointed with Inter.

The sense of frustration regarding the lack of a larger financial push to keep hold of him, FCInterNews suggests, was a key factor in leading the player to consider a future elsewhere, and to ultimately accept PSG’s offer.