Another illustrious bench changes in Serie A: that of Inter. Three days after the Champions League final badly lost against PSG ( 5-0 on Saturday in Munich ), Simone Inzaghi has decided to accept the pharaonic offer from Al-Hilal, a team from Saudi Arabia. Certainly not an unexpected farewell: he himself had said that there were offers on the table a week ago , during the Media Day in Appiano Gentile.
The meeting between Inzaghi and the club took place this afternoon in Milan, at the club's headquarters. The lawyer Angelo Capellini, who manages Inter's contracts, also showed up at the venue. The now former Nerazzurri coach was joined by president Giuseppe Marotta and sporting director Piero Ausilio. At the meeting, Inzaghi communicated to the club his decision to accept Al-Hilal's offer .
His immediate return to the bench: Al-Hilal will debut on Wednesday 18 June at 9 pm at the Club World Cup against Real Madrid in Miami. Shortly before, at 3 am Italian time in Pasadena, Inter will play against the Mexicans of Monterrey. And there will be another coach, with Cesc Fàbregas (Como) and Roberto De Zerbi (Marseille) as favourites .
Inzaghi's cycle at Inter, which began four years ago, ends with one Scudetto (2023-2024), three Italian Super Cups (2021, 2022 and 2023) and two Italian Cups (2021-2022 and 2022-2023), but also two lost Champions League finals .
"On behalf of our shareholder Oaktree and the entire club," commented Inter president Marotta, "I would like to thank Simone Inzaghi for the work done, for the passion shown and also for the sincerity in today's discussion, which led to the common decision to separate our paths. Only when we have fought together to achieve success day by day, can we have a frank dialogue like the one that happened today ."
"Every day I dedicated my first and last thought of the day to Inter. I was reciprocated with professionalism and passion by the players, managers and every single employee of the club", Inzaghi's message. "The six trophies won, including the Scudetto della Seconda Stella, together with the path in the Uefa Champions League in 2023 and a few days ago, are tangible evidence of how much my work has been supported by a communion of intent with my staff and with every member of Inter ".
Inzaghi then thanked "the shareholders for the trust that has never been lacking, the president and his collaborators for the daily help and dialogue. On a difficult day like today I think it is right to reiterate this sense of gratitude also for the discussion that ended a short while ago. We were sincere and together we decided to conclude this magnificent journey . I want to dedicate a final word to the millions of Nerazzurri fans who cheered me on, cried and suffered in difficult moments and laughed and celebrated in the six triumphs that we experienced together. I will never forget you. Forza Inter".