Inter have extended the contract of young winger Enoch Owusu until the end of June 2025.
This according to today’s print edition of Milan-based newspaper Gazzetta dello Sport, via FCInterNews, who report that the Nerazzurri are keen to keep hold of the 18-year-old, and that they want to avoid a situation like the one with current Leeds United start Willy Gnonto.
Owusu has been one of the real breakout stars within Inter’s youth team this season.
The Italian international, who has made appearances for the Azzurri up to the Under-18 level but is yet to be capped for the senior team, has played a key role in what has been a fairly up-and-down season for Christian Chivu’s team over the season to date.
Owusu scored a headed goal in a 1-0 win over Juventus on Friday afternoon, a result which was vital for the Nerazzurri to keep their hopes alive heading into the final stages of the Under-19 championship.
This only underlines the quality which the young winger possesses, and as such Inter see him as a very important player for the shorter and especially longer term future.
Accordingly, the Nerazzurri are very wary of the possibility of losing hold of Owusu just at the point when he is really starting to hit his stride within the senior game.
This is what happened in the case of former Inter youth team player Gnonto.
The current Leeds star has spoken about the eight years that he spent in the Nerazzurri’s youth system were very important for his development as a player.
However, in the end Gnonto decided that the first team opportunities were not there for him at Inter at a time when he needed to play, and left to join Zurich FC.
After impressing in the Swiss top flight, the 19-year-old broke through in the Italian national team senior setup, and also earned a big move to the Premier League.
