We are pleased to announce that Thiago Motta has joined the club on a four-year deal from Genoa.
The Brazilian midfielder, born in São Bernardo do Campo on 28 August 1982, has put pen to paper on a contract which will run until 30 June 2013.
The documents relating to the transfer have been registered at the Italian Football League’s offices.
As part of the deal, Francesco Bolzoni, Leonardo Bonucci and Riccardo Meggiorini joins Genoa on a permanent basis.
Our scout, Marco Branca told IFZ that they still didn’t reach agreement with Twente for Marko Arnautovic.
Marko is desparate to play for our club, but Twente want’s big cash.
We will see what will happen, will Arnautovic play for Inter next season.
By the way, reports are saying that Inter Milan wants even more discount on Deco and Carvalho from Chelsea, which price for both is right now only €14m.
Suazo is from today our player again, like Quaresma, but Cruz and Crespo not anymore. We wish all the best to those who left us, and all luck for those who return from loan.
Diego Milito, has been putted on official Inter website, as a new player.
It says that in this deal, Aquafresca is given to Genoa plus cash.
We are looking foward for the presentation, and also confirm from federation of league for Motta.
Diego Alberto Milito (born 12 June 1979 in Bernal, Buenos Aires) is an Argentine striker.
Milito is powerful with a keen eye for goal, and is regarded as one of the finest headers of the ball in the modern game.
Marko Arnautovic told the press that he is very close to sign for Inter Milan.
Holland striker passed the medical exams and now it’s only up to our and their club to get deal done.
The biggest problem is injury, so Inter want’s him first on loan, but Twente want’s money right now.
We will see what will happen in next week or so.
By the way, Branca is in London to see if it is possible to bring Deco and Carvalho.
I will be on vacation until July 24th, returning just in time for the Inter v Milan game in Boston. Postings will be few and far between now and then.
Hopefully when I return the Ibra and Maicon transfer sagas will have been resolved, although I expect that at least one of them will be somewhere else next season.
Parma president Tommaso Ghirardi has confirmed the club have signed Inter youngster Jonathan Biabiany.
The 21-year-old Paris-born forward caught the eye of Ducali coach Francesco Guidolin whilst playing for Serie B side Modena last season. Biabiany was impressive, scoring three times in 18 appearances. Parma have been tracking the hitman and they beat off stiff competition to land his signature.
Ghirardi has now confirmed the deal has gone through.
“We are really happy as the striker is liked by Guidolin and he believes in the Parma project. We only want motivated people. We have done it and the operation is now closed.” the chief told Sky Sport Italia. We have always had an excellent relationship with Inter. Biabiany showed a strong will to come here.”
Lega Calcio sponsor TIM has announced that the ninth edition of the pre-season TIM Trophy, a triangular tournament of 45-minute matches between Inter, Juventus and AC Milan.
This season’s games will take place at the Stadio Adriatico in Pescara on Friday 14 August.
Since the inaugural TIM Trophy in 2001, Inter have won the mini-tournament five times (in 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005 and 2007). AC Milan have won it three times (in 2001, 2006 and 2008).
This will be an interesting look at Inter’s main competitors for the Scudetto this year. Inter look to be in disarray while Juventus has not done anything to close that ten point gap that Inter had over them last year.
I thought it had been a done deal for a couple of weeks, but it is now official that West Ham have completed the signing of forward Luis Jimenez on a season-long loan.
Jimenez told the West Ham website:
“I am very happy, very excited and very determined to show what I can do.”
The 25-year-old Chilean, nicknamed El Mago (The Wizard) for his playmaking abilities, continued:
Yahoo.com had an interesting timeline of the Ibra transfer saga that has been dragging on since March. Personally I am ready for Ibra to leave, but the number of teams that can afford what Inter wants for him is pretty small, and when you add in his salary demands the number of possible destinations is probably Barcelona, Real Madrid and Chelsea.
Ibrahimovic Transfer Timeline
March 17, 2009 – Ibrahimovic’s agent Mino Raiola: “It’s obvious that the elimination from the Champions League was painful. He wants to win the Champions League at all costs. He has a contract for a further four years with Inter and, for the time being, there are no problems.”
The 2009-2010 season is right around the corner and Inter Milan today announced their preseason schedule.
Pre-season training for the squad begins on Friday 10 July 2009, although I expect those players who took part on the Confederations Cup to report back a little later, probably around the 13th when the team heads to Los Angeles.
After arriving in the U.S., the team will go through three days of double training sessions at UCLA, before playing their first exhibition against a local LA team on Thursday 16 July. There will be two more days of training on Friday 17 and Saturday 18 July before Inter’s first match of the World Football Challenge against Club America in Palo Alto (19 July at 16:00).
