A win tonight and Inter will be almost qualified
Tonight Inter are receiving the visit of Lille in a game that counts for the Champions League group stage. This is the fourth game and if they will manage to win The Nerazzurri will be almost qualified to the next round.
Despite the disastrous start of the season in Serie A, Inter are doing well in Champions League where they top the group with six points.
The former Champions League winners are clear favorites at Unibet Romania and all online betting agencies. This is due to the fact that Inter manage to win also at Lille 1-0, after a close game.
The fans who use to bet online will probably put their money on Inter but at this level everything is possible.
Inter came after a shameful defeat 2-1 at home against rivals Juventus.
Will Sneijder replace Scholes at Manchester United?
Wesley Sneijder is one of the best and one of the most expensive central midfielders in Europe, but that would not be a problem for a club like Manchester United.
Sir Alex Ferguson declared at the end of last season that he is willing to change the midfield buy adding some quality players to the squad. More than that Hargreaves contract was not extended and Paul Scholes retired.
All this tings left Ferguson no option than spending on a quality midfielder and Wesley Sneijder is probably the best solution.
Inter would allow the player to leave for a fee of around €40 millions. If the clubs will agree on a price then Inter could use that sum of money to rebuild the ageing squad.
Inter won the treble in 2010 and many specialist considered that most of the players reached their best and a rebuild-ed squad is more than necessary.
If the move will be done Sneijder has the possibility to win the title in the fourth championship as he already won it in Holland, Spain and Italy.
Anyway the premier league betting experts do not give Manchester too many chances of signing him in the near future.
Inter Milan lose the derby with AC Milan
Few months ago Inter’s chances to win the Serie A were very small but with the arrival of Leonardo as coach, Inter miraculously returned to fight for the title. They arrived to just two points from the leader AC Milan.
Inter were the main favorites to win the championship, especially as they were champions from the last five editions of the Serie A, that until this stage when they met the leader AC Milan.Inter fans put their hope in this match, and in case of a victory they would have moved to first position.
But things were not so simple. AC Milan managed to win the derby on Saturday evening and also to strengthen their leading position, while Inter were overtaken by Napoli and dropped to 3rd position.Milan distanced to 5 points from Inter andInter’s chances to win Seria A have decreased dramatically .
AC Milan won 3-0 ,goals scored by Alexandre Patoin the first and 62′th minute and Cassano who scored in the 90th minute for a 3-0.
After this match Inter are trying to return title battle but chances are very small since there are only seven rounds to play.
Will Goran Pandev leave Inter Milano in summer?
There are speculations that Inter Milan will let some players to leave the club in summer to make room for other players.
After the attack was strengthened this winter and are expected other forwards in the summer probably some of them will have to leave Inter. Goran Pandev is the first striker who seems unhappy with his team status .
Pandev was brought to Inter Milan by former boss Jose Mourinho in January 2010 and was a regular first team player and helped the Nerazzurri to win another Serie A title as well as a Champions League . After Mourinho left, Pandev lost his place in the team.
Under the command of former Rafa Benitez coach and current coach Leonardo, Pandev has been more a substitute and the arrival of Giampaolo Pazzini from Sampdoria last month further limits his chances .
First team who wants Pandev is Liverpool and is ready to offer 10 million euros. The Macedonian international appears to be the kind of experienced player that Liverpool are looking.
Liverpool are the favorite to buy Pandev, but it seems like Tottenham also looking to bring Pandev to the Premier League.
Giampaolo Pazzini has signed with Inter Milan
Although Inter Milan have many talented strikers in the squad,such as Samuel Eto’o, Diego Milito, Goran Pandev, David Suazo and even youngster Denis Alibec, it seems that Leonardo was not satisfied with the efficiency of his strikers. Leonardo looked for another striker to score more goals.
After hard negotiations, Inter Milan succeeded to give a blow on the transfer market and they brought the leading scorer from Sampdoria Genova,Giampaolo Pazzini. Inter payed for Pazzini 12 million plus Jonathan Biabiany.
Pazzini is 26 years old and he is an Italian international. He has 14 caps and scored 1 goal for the Italian national.Leonardo introduced Pazzini on the field after the break when the score was 2-0 for Palermo.The Italian forward managed to return the result after scoring a double and then was fouled in the box and Samuel Eto`o scored the winning goal.
After this phenomenal debut, everyone expects that Pazzini to earn a place in the first eleven very soon, maybe in the next match against Bari.
Another contract extension as Diego Milito extends deal
Diego Milito followed Zanetti’s example and signed a new deal with Inter until 2014.
Diego Milito
The current deal was set to expire in 2013. The Argentinean forward was the subject of transfer for clubs like Real Madrid or Manchester City this summer but he decided to pledge his future with Inter.
Milito came at Inter last year from Genoa. The striker scored 30 goals in all competitions for Inter last year and played an important part in the historic treble.
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“Il Principe” hopes to continue the good form also this year under coach Rafa Benitez.
The 31 years old player stated that he is very happy with the new deal and thanked president Massimo Moratti for giving him confidence.
Javier Zanetti signed contract extension until 2013
Javier Zanetti, the Inter captain, has signed a new deal which will keep him at San Siro until 2013.
Javier Zanetti
The emblematic captain had a contract that was set to expire in 2011 but he was offered a new deal.
Zanetti came at Inter in 1995 and since then he made over 700 appearences with “The Nerazzurri”. The veteran player has the advantage that he can play on almost every position at midfield or in defence. His leadership qualities, his devotion for the club and not at last his work rate and skills have earned him a new contract.
Most of the Inter fans say that he never had a bad game and indeed that rarely happens.
The 36 years old was not included into Argentina squad for the World Cup by Maradona.
Inter signed Luca Castellazzi on a free transfer
Inter announced that they completed the signing of Italian goalkeeper Luca Castellazzi on a free transfer.
Castellazzi was Sampdoria’s goalkeeper since 2005 for which he made 101 appearances. The Italian goalkeeper also played during his career for Monza, Varese, Padova, Pescara, Brescia, Reggina and Catania.
Castellazzi signed a two years contract that will expire in 30 June 2012. This is the first Inter transfer since Benitez arrival but definitely there will be more others.
Rafa Benitez the new Inter coach
Inter confirmed the agreement with Rafa Benitez.
The Spanish coach signed a two years contract this morning that will keep him at Giuseppe Meazza until 30 June 2012.
Benitez replace Mourinho who left for Real Madrid after a fantastic season in which Inter won Serie A, Coppa Italia and Champions League.
Benitez trained so far Liverpool 2004-20010, Valencia 2001-2004 and Tenerife 2000-2001. During this time he won Primera Division two times,Uefa Cup, Champions League,FA Cup, Uefa Super Cup and FA Community Shield.
Benitez was also awarded with the Uefa Manager of The Year in 2003-2004 and 2004-2005 seasons.
The Spanish will be officially presented on Tuesday 15 June.
Mourinho prepares a new era at Inter
Inter dominated the last couple of seasons in Serie A, winning the scudetto three time in a row and on course for the fourth one, but they failed every time in Champions League.
jose mourinho
This was the main reason why Mancini was sacked and Mourinho was brought in at the end of last season.
Bad luck and injuries have made Inter leave Champions League early again this season and Mourinho is determined to change that.
There were speculations that Mourinho will leave Inter at the end of the season and he will return to Premier League. But the Portuguese technician has dismissed the speculations and declared that he will stay for at least four or five years at Inter and build a long term successfully team.
The first step will be to ensure the future of the key players. Cambiasso signed a new contract these days and is expected that Ibrahimovic, Samuel and others to follow.
Another important step will be to improve youth department and training facilities. Mourinho gave Santon and Balotelli as examples and declared that would like to have four or five youth players with the same potential every year.
Also another important aspect will be reducing the squad. Mourinho wants to sell the old players and bring four world class players. Currently 12 of players from Inter squad are over 30 years old. Crespo, Cruz, Materazzi, Vieira are among the players that might leave at the end of the season.
Also changing players mentality is very important, but this task is one of the favorites for Mourinho.