Inter Milan Working To Extend Italy Superstar’s Contract Past 2026

Inter Milan are working to extend the contract of midfielder Nicolo Barella past the end of June 2026.

Today’s print edition of Milan-based newspaper Gazzetta dello Sport, via FCInterNews, report that whilst a new deal for the 26-year-old is not immediately on the horizon, it is a priority for 2024.

At the moment, former Cagliari midfielder Barella is under contract with Inter until the end of June 2026.

The Italian international joined the Nerazzurri in the summer of 2019.

And then in 2021, Barella signed a new deal keeping him at the club until the end of June 2026.

Therefore, there are still two more seasons left to go on Barella’s current deal after the end of the current campaign.

Accordingly, it is not as though extending the Italian’s contract is a truly imminent priority. There is hardly a risk of losing Barella on a free transfer any time soon.

But nevertheless, Inter want to send a clear message regarding Barella’s future.

The Nerazzurri want to make explicitly clear that the 26-year-old’s long-term future is at Inter.

The club intend to reward the Italian with a pay raise to reflect his ever-growing stature in the team. And a long-term deal that signals that Barella himself only wants to stay at Inter for the long haul.

Inter Working To Extend Contract Of Nicolo Barella

There have already been some initial talks between Inter and Barella’s representatives.

The main thing that has emerged from these is the midfielder’s desire to stay at the Nerazzurri for the foreseeable future.

Barella wore the captain’s armband in Saturday’s Serie A win over Lecce.

That was yet another reflection of the central role that the ex-Cagliari man has in the team.

Barella wore the armband in the absence of Lautaro Martinez.

Martinez is another player who is set for a contract extension soon.

Like Barella, the Argentine is 26 years old. Both players signed contracts until the end of June 206 in the fall of 2021.

And in both cases, Inter want to extend their deals until the end of June 2028.

Martinez’s new deal will come first. But in both cases, Inter want to lock down the future of players who are key parts of the spine of their team for the present and future.