Inter Milan have opened a fresh round of contract renewal discussions with striker Pio Esposito, with the Nerazzurri targeting a new deal running to 2031 and a salary in the region of €3–4m net per season – a substantial step up from the €1m figure agreed just over a year ago.

Di Marzio confirmed the opening of talks, with multiple Italian outlets including Tuttosport and FCInter1908 providing the broader picture. CEO Beppe Marotta and sporting director Piero Ausilio are both described as already at work to “blindare” Esposito, whom the club considers assolutamente incedibile.

The urgency is not accidental. Inter have already rebuffed a €40m approach from Napoli, and Arsenal along with other Premier League clubs have been scouting the 20-year-old, making it imperative that a richer long-term agreement is in place before any summer window speculation gains traction.

Inter’s Incedibile Centravanti Closing In On New Terms

The April 2025 renewal – which extended Esposito’s deal to 30 June 2030 and tripled his salary from roughly €300,000 to approximately €1m net – was always framed internally as a first step, not a ceiling. Inter’s projections at the time already envisaged a second upgrade to €2–2.5m if his trajectory held; his performances since have pushed that ceiling higher still.

His agent, Mario Giuffredi, has publicly confirmed that the intention is to “continue with Inter for another ten years,” and initial contacts between the parties have been described as positive. A more intensive negotiating phase, likely a formal summit, is expected before the end of the season.

The new agreement is also expected to carry an expanded bonus structure tied to goals and Champions League impact – consistent with the approach Inter have taken with other young talents, as seen in their recent move to activate the buyback and sign Stankovic on a deal through 2031. Esposito himself has shown no inclination to push for an exit, recently delaying his summer holiday to coach at Voluntas Brescia – a small but telling detail about where his head is at.