Arturo Vidal drew his first start of the season and bagged his second goal against Sheriff Tiraspol. The midfielder showed satisfaction for his rediscovered shape and addressed the recent remarks of Leonardo Bonucci, who said that Inter won the Scudetto due to Juventus' demerits.
Hakan Calhanoglu opened up on the rare crosstown move from Milan to Inter in an interview, describing how he is adjusting to his new team, how the deal came to be, the relationship with his new coach and who impressed him the most among his new teammates.
It has been reported by La Gazzetta dello Sport on which three players former Biancocelesti manager Simone Inzaghi favors in midfield as part of his versatile 5-3-2 formation.
They have brought in Dumfries for Hakimi, Dzeko and Correa for Lukaku and Calhanoglu for Eriksen. However, none of the above mentioned arrivals are Inter’s most expensive transfer of the summer.
Stefano Pioli has confirmed that Milan are not looking to replace Hakan Calhanoglu as the transfer window approaches the business end. The Turkey international left a sizeable gap in the creative aspect when he joined fierce rivals Inter on a free transfer in the summer.
Simone Inzaghi has heaped praise on summer signing Hakan Calhanoglu as Inter ran riot at the Giuseppe Meazza against Genoa in their Serie A curtain-raiser. The defending champions swept Il Grifone aside with an overwhelming 4-0 victory at the beginning of the new season as the Turk playmaker made the headlines.
Simone Inzaghi is set to make his competitive managerial debut at Inter as the 2020/21 Serie A champions play host to Genoa at the Giuseppe Meazza on Saturday afternoon. Heading into the new season as the defending champions for the first time in over a decade, the Nerazzurri will be looking to shrug off off-the-field distractions to seal all three points in their 2021/22 curtain-raiser.
Simone Inzaghi held his first presser as Inter coach today, providing insight on his ideas. “I am enthusiastic and very motivated. It is surely a great challenge. We will do everything in our power to defend the Scudetto. Moreover, we want to do better in Champions League. I was informed beforehand about the departure of Achraf Hakimi, while our other center-pieces will stay put. I like Hakan Calhanoglu and Stefano Sensi a lot."
The Milan management are not pulling their hair out for losing Hakan Calhanoglu. However, that does not mean that his loss is insignificant, technically speaking. The laundry list of names to replace him has reached a ridiculous length, with some certainly more believable than others.
Inter have officially completed the signing of Hakan Calhanoglu on a free transfer. They showed interest in the midfielder after Christian Eriksen’s health scare and quickly reached an agreement. He has inked a three-year contract with an optional fourth season. He will make €5M per year plus bonuses, at least €1M more than what the Milan were offering. He is the eighth player in history to move directly from the Rossoneri to Inter.
For one reason or another, Hakan Calganoglu was never a fan favorite amongst Milan fans, nonetheless, watching him move towards their city-rivals, Inter, is undoubtedly hard to swallow. One day after Turkey's underwhelming elimination from Euro 2020, some major Italian sources reported the midfielder's crosstown transfer, and the player himself confirmed it later in the day.