The contract situation of Denezel Dumfries at Inter Milan should become clear by early August.
This according to today’s print edition of Rome-based newspaper Corriere dello Sport, via FCInterNews. The newspaper anticipates that the Nerazzurri will aim to wrap things up as soon as the Dutchman is back from hid post-EURO 2024 holidays.
At the moment, sorting out Dumfries’s situation is one of Inter’s major priorities for the remaining weeks of the transfer window.
The situation remains that the 28-year-old is out of contract at the end of next June.
Therefore, Inter know that they must find an agreement with Dumfries on a new deal, or else risk losing him for nothing in twelve months’ time.
The Corriere report that Inter’s offer more or less has not budged.
The Nerazzurri are offering a new deal that runs out at the end of June 2027. This would see Dumfries’s earnings go up from €2.5 million net per season to €4 million net per season.
That would take Dumfries to right around what fellow wingback Federico Dimarco earns.
Denzel Dumfries Contract Situation At Inter To Be Sorted Out By Early August
As the Corriere note, there has long been some distance between Inter’s offer and what Dumfries is demanding.
This is what has made the Dutchman’s future uncertain.
Dumfries and his representatives have been holding out for €5 million net per season.
There is still work to do in bridging the gap. But as the Corriere make clear, Inter feel confident that they can do so.
The fact that Dumfries has made no secret of his desire to stay is obviously a big factor.
And the Corriere note that the fact that Inter have not been actively looking for a replacement for Dumfries shows that they believe that he will extend his deal and they won’t try to sell him.
Still, there is some waiting left to do.
Dumfries is still on his holidays after reaching the semifinals of EURO 2024 with the Netherlands.
The Dutchman should be back in Milan on August 3rd. And when he is, Inter will aim to wrap contract talks up quickly and have him put pen to paper.