Inter have responded in no uncertain terms to the recent rumours that they are considering offering cash bonuses to the players as an incentive to finish in the Champions League places in Serie A.

This according to Italian broadcaster SportMediaset, via FCInterNews, who reported today that the players in this situation would virtually be an “admission of defeat” particularly given they already have the second highest wage bill in the league.

There was a report today that Inter‘s directors are seriously considering the drastic measure of offering cash bonus incentives to the squad in order to motivate them to get their league campaign back on track now that they have fallen outside of the Champions League places in the table.

However, according to Mediaset, the club were annoyed at this notion, as they would not consider taking such a step.

The broadcaster notes that Inter have the second highest wage bill in all of Serie A as it is, behind only Juventus.

Moreover, Nerazzurri coach Simone Inzaghi is the third highest paid coach in the division, after Bianconeri boss Max Allegri and Roma’s Jose Mourinho.

From the perspective of the club, there is no question that the amount of money that is already spent on the squad is more than commensurate to a team capable of finishing in the top four of the league.

Therefore, Mediaset reports, despite the rumours to the contrary, the incentive of a potential cash bonus has never been a strategy that the club directors have entertained.

The Nerazzurri directors instead feel that there is enough quality in the squad and that they have shown that they can approach the remaining matches in the season with the right attitude without such an incentive.

The club feel that this needs to be found without dangling money in front of the players.