Clarence Seedorf: “My Inter journey was short but amazing”

Former Nerazzurri midfielder Clarence Seedorf opened up on his transfer from Real Madrid to Inter in the 1999-2000 season.

“I heard that the club was discussing my transfer with some other clubs – Roma, Arsenal and Manchester United. The club needed money so we decided to part ways.”

“I got the phone call from Marcello Lippi. I was in Rio de Janeiro on holiday at that point – he woke me up actually – I said, ‘Hello, who is this?”

Speaking further on ‘that’ phone call with his soon to be coach he added, “Lippi said I want you to come to Inter and play behind Ronaldo and Vieri. I said, ‘Can you say that again? Give me just five minutes, I will pack my stuff, I am coming.'”

“I accepted; I went to Italy a few days later and started my journey with Inter. It was short, but amazing.”

The former Dutch international, who became more of a household name while playing for Inter’s city rivals Milan, posted a video to his Instagram account accompanied by a photo from his debut:

It all went very quickly back in 1999. I was on holiday and I got a phone call from Marcello Lippi saying that they wanted me back in Italy. I had an emotional debut against Perugia, I wore the Inter shirt until 2002…Have a listen to how it all went down with my transfer from @realmadrid to @inter. #CS10

A post shared by Clarence Seedorf (@clarenceseedorf) on Oct 24, 2017 at 8:59am PDT

Source: FCInterNews