Italian journalist Marco Barzaghi believes that the main reason that Inter did not decide to sell defender Milan Skriniar during the summer transfer window was that Paris Saint-Germain never made them a satisfactory offer.
Speaking on his YouTube channel, Barzaghi reported that Nerazzurri CEO Beppe Marotta told him that a combination of PSG’s offer and the difficulty replacing the Slovakian was what led the Nerazzurri to decide against cashing in.
Skriniar had looked to have one foot out the door at points during the summer prior to this season.
PSG’s interest in signing the 27-year-old was never any secret, but the Parisians were never quite able to get a deal to sign him wrapped up.
Now, Inter find themselves in the awkward situation of having Skriniar on the final season of his contract, and could well regret having decided against selling him when the chance presented itself.
According to Barzaghi, however, the club had their reasons for not doing so.
“Marotta explained to me why he wasn’t sold in the summer,” he said, “by telling me that PSG’s real and only offer of €50 million came a week prior to the end of the transfer window.”
“Before that, no other real offers were made.”
Barzaghi noted that “Inter, no longer having the possibility of signing Bremer and Milenkovic, refused in order not to lose competitiveness.”
“Yesterday Marotta explained the situation to me,” he said, “the situation is still very much open.”
“There is underlying optimism,” Barzaghi continued, “Inter have gone as high as they can, they’ve put an offer on the table that they can’t change, it’s already the highest they can go considering the club’s financial situation.”
