LIVERPOOL SIGN COUTINHO
Liverpool have brought in the Inter Milan midfielder Philippe Coutinho in a deal worth around £ 8.5 million. The 20-year-old Brazilian midfielder has been rated as one of the best prospects in world football, but he has been unable to get regular first-team action at the Italian club.
He will now become the second major signing from Liverpool in the January transfer window after the £ 12 million arrival of Daniel Sturridge. Philippe Coutinho has said that this is a major step in his career and he has praised the history of Liverpool.
AIMING FOR SECOND
The Inter Milan manager Andrea Stramaccioni has said that he wants to go into the winter break with Inter Milan in the second place.
The club are currently looking to spoil the title chances of Juventus by managing a title victory after many years. The club are currently rejuvenated under the young manager Andrea Stramaccioni, who has helped the team rise up the table once again on a relatively low-budget.
JOSE LOVES INTER
The Real Madrid manager José Mourinho has once again spoken of his admiration for the Italian club Inter Milan, with whom he managed to win the famous treble in 2010. José Mourinho moved to Inter Milan after being sacked by Chelsea.
STRAMACCIONI LIKES COMPARISONS
The Inter Milan manager Andrea Stramaccioni has said that he is extremely happy to be compared with the former Inter Milan manager José Mourinho. He was recently compared with the Portuguese manager by the President of the club Massimo Moratti after the spectacular 1-0 win over the arch rivals AC Milan during the weekend.
MORATTI BACKS BOSS
The Inter Milan president Massimo Moratti has said that the manager of the club, Andrea Stramaccioni is the right man for the job and he has a number of unique qualities that will make him one of the best managers in the world. After the sacking of Claudio Ranieri, the club decided to appoint the youth team manager Andrea Stramaccioni as the manager of first-team.
NO MORE MISTAKES
Inter Milan midfielder Esteban Cambiasso has said that the club should not have a repeat of the last season, in which they finished well below the top three positions.
In Italy, only finishing in the top three will ensure a place in the Champions League group stages, which is very important for a club like Inter Milan with a huge wage bill.
SNEIJDER SHOULD STAY
Inter Milan manager Andrea Stramaccioni has confirmed that he does not want to see Dutch midfielder Wesley Sneijder leave the club in the summer transfer window, but has also acknowledged that the club would have no other option but to sell the player is the price is right.
NO RUSH ON TRANSFERS
Inter Milan have said that they are not in a rush to enter into the transfer market as yet. The 2010 European champions have slipped out of the top three in the Italian Serie A. As a result, they will not be taking part in the Champions League next season, which is a major blow to the finances of the club.
LUCIO WILL LEAVE
Brazilian defender Lucio has revealed that he will be leaving Italian club Inter Milan at the end of the season. Lucio is considered as a legend at the San Siro having been part of the Inter Milan team that won the treble a few seasons ago under manager José Mourinho.
It remains to be seen if the feat will ever be achieved again. Lucio was a surprise addition to the squad by José Mourinho after he had been let go by German club Bayern Munich in the summer. The Brazilian defender was signed for just around £ 5 million by Inter Milan.
WHY I HATE INTER MILAN
When Massimo Moratti took control of Inter Milan in the 1990’s he promised to bring success to Inter at all costs.
They had failed to win the European cup since the mid 60’s and were constantly in the shadow of AC and Juventus.
He invested heavily and attempted to buy the best in the world to bring success to the San Siro. He brought in the likes of Ronaldo and Christian Vieri and attempted to “buy success” in the way that Real Madrid and Chelsea would go on to do in the years down the line.