Hakan Calhanoglu had another stellar showing as Inter nipped Porto and was named the Man of the Match by UEFA. He and the club have been in touch to discuss an extension, as his contract expires in 2024.
According to Tuttomercatoweb, the agreement is close and will be finalized in the new few weeks when his agent Gordon Stipic travels to Milan. The Turk will get a slight pay bump and earn €5.5M annually. The new expiration date will be 2026.
Calhanoglu joined Inter in a controversial Bosman move from the Rossoneri in the summer of 2021. He has been a day-one starter despite the different tactic and role. He has been particularly precious this season when he switched to the deep-lying position once Marcelo Brozovic suffered a thigh injury.
While the club might potentially cash in on the Croat at the end of the season, the 29-year-old will stay put and continue to be a cornerstone of the formation. He has accumulated 77 appearances since crossing the Navigli, scoring 11 goals and providing 19 assists.
Our Take on Inter and Calhanoglu
If everything goes as expected, the management will prove to have learned the lesson from the Milan Skriniar saga, getting things done with the right timing and before the matter became unnecessarily tense. On the other hand, the ideal scenario is to have both him and Brozovic. The club shouldn’t be hasty in partying ways with his teammate, even though he has proven less essential this campaign. The duo gives them great flexibility and quality. The Turk once again displayed what he’s capable of offensively when he had more freedom in the last game.
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