A farewell that opens unexpected scenarios and a suggestion slowly turns into a concrete possibility. From Italy to Spain, the rumor is making headlines: yes, Cholo Simeone could really go to Inter Milan
Inter, da Simone a… Simeone: tutto vero! Arriva anche una conferma importante (Foto: Ansa) – serieanews.com
There are times when a piece of news no longer seems like news. It becomes an idea that hangs in the air, a whisper that bounces between the walls of Appiano and those of Madrid. It has been there for days, maybe weeks, but no one has the courage to put it down on paper. Then something happens. Someone who confirms that rumor. A signal that cannot be ignored.
And in the Inter house that signal came. The first step was Simone Inzaghi’s decision. A difficult choice, but one that matured in the coach’s head long ago. After the badly lost Champions League final, after the embrace with the team and that long look toward the curve, it was clear that something was broken. Marotta would have liked to keep him, that’s for sure. But when a cycle closes, forcing it is useless. So we start again.
Amid the waltz of names-some realistic, some a bit more exotic-there is one that has stopped being just a suggestion. A name that makes fans’ hearts beat faster, but now, suddenly, it is starting to turn the phones too. The name is the one that everyone is hoping for and that basically no one (except us!) dared to write: Diego Pablo Simeone.
Until yesterday, it was almost a taboo. The romantic idea of the return of the former Nerazzurri gladiator, now generalissimo of Atletico Madrid, seemed too good to be true. Too expensive, above all. Too distant, even though we have been telling you about the possibility for several days.
Diario AS conferma l’idea: Simeone all’Inter è un sogno realizzabile
But then something happened: Diario AS, Spain’s leading sports daily, dropped the bombshell. Dry headline: “Simeone, Inter’s dream.” Not a hypothesis, not a bar inference. A real indiscretion, the child of contacts, thoughts, open possibilities. A confirmation that comes from a credible source, and that suddenly ignites a track that seemed only fantasy soccer.
Diario AS conferma l’idea: Simeone all’Inter è un sogno realizzabile (screenshot da “AS”) – serieanews.com
Of course, it is not a simple operation. In fact, let’s even call it complicated. Simeone at Atlético earns 34 million net per season. A figure that makes your head spin just reading it. Not surprisingly, he is the highest paid coach in the world.
Yet, there is one detail that makes this less crazy than it seems. Heart. Simeone has always spoken of Inter Milan as his home. He has never hidden his affection for the environment, for the jersey, for that interlude he lived as a soccer player wearing the armband and the fans in his heart, and several times he has said, “One day I will coach Inter.”
To return, he would have to accept a more “humane” salary, around 10 million, not more. But for someone who has already won everything, and who does not have to prove anything to anyone, the gesture would be symbolic, not economic. A way to close a circle. Now Inter is watching. It evaluates. It has more and more elements on the table, but one – just one – makes its eyes sparkle. From Simone to Simeone. A transition that smacks of destiny, of perfect symmetry.
Cesc Fabregas and Roberto De Zerbi remain in the mix. But in the meantime, the Cholo has come out of the closet. Or rather: someone else has done it for him. And when certain confirmations come from Spain, they are never accidental.
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