It looks to be the end of the road for Henrikh Mkhitaryan and several others after PSG ruthlessly exposed Inter Milan’s aging squad.
This according to today’s print edition of Milan-based newspaper Gazzetta dello Sport, via FCInterNews.
Inter Milan had the oldest squad in this season’s Champions league, at nearly thirty years of age on average.
That had not stopped the Nerazzurri from reaching a final. However, once they got there, they faced a team with an entirely different age profile.
As the Gazzetta note, PSG’s starting eleven had an average age that was five years and 146 days younger than that of Inter.
Accordingly, yesterday’s final was always going to play out as something of a battle between youth and experience.
End Of The Road For Mkhitaryan & Several Others As PSG Expose Aging Inter Squad
Inter may have hoped that their experience would have been their edge against PSG. As it had been against the likes of Bayern Munich and Barcelona.
But that was, putting it mildly, not the case.
Instead, the Nerazzurri looked downright weary trying to keep up with Paris Saint-Germain, in and out of possession.
There was no sign that PSG’s players were lacking in confidence or tactical awareness. They were first to nearly every ball, and looked orders of magnitude sharper when they had it.
In the view of the Gazzetta, this was evidence that it is time for Inter to move on.
Players like Henrikh Mkhitaryan, Francesco Acerbi, and Matteo Darmian have done a great deal for the team over the last few years.
But there is no room for sentimentalism or living in the past. It is time for this Inter squad to get younger, hungrier, and more physically fresh and athletic.
As far as Inzaghi goes… I just don’t know….
Players…. Acerbi, DeVrij, Darmian, Miki…. thank you for your service, but goodbye…
Taremi, Arnautovic, Correa, Zielinski… FUCK OFF!!!
Frattesi, Asllani, Bisseck…. open to offers….
Hakan, Barella…. Are you gonna show up for the big games?? Pull your ficking fingers out!!!!
DiMarco…. what has happened to you in 2025??? A summer of reflection, and basic defensive coaching, or a position change is needed….
Hope you’re ready for the overhaul that is needed Oaktree….
Why are you so quick to get rid of zielinksi… I think when he’s injury free and consistently starting he can replace miki very well
I just think he’s been a massive disappointment this season, and as he’s another already 30 player, we should try and get any sort of fee for him, and move on….
As long as Inzaghi remains as coach nothing will change….you can’t expect different results when you continue doing same thing. The coach knows nothing else except the 3 5 2
Yes, the old ones and unfitting ones like Frattesi, Asllani, Zielinski are to be shown the door but Lautaro, Barella, Bastoni and Di Marco are the gem of players. Infant Inter played too many matches (60) this season with same 12-13 players which is too much and so the players are physically exhausted as well as mentally. if anyone to blame, it is the Oaktree.
If we had more quality players, we would have easily win the Scudetto and UCL final would been surely different.
One player can not play 60 matches. So many injuries were result of this.
A team like Inter needs at least 22 starters if they want to compere on all 3 fronts.