A future in the balance, a bench awaiting a new face. Diego Simeone could be the name capable of turning everything around. But it needs a super gesture on his part
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There is an air thick with expectation at Inter. Simone Inzaghi’s fate is on the table, literally, in the expected meeting with Giuseppe Marotta. The Champions League final lost badly against Paris Saint-Germain left a heavy aftermath, especially in the soul of the coach, who appeared devastated at the end of the match.
Yet, there, in the heat of the moment, Marotta had shown cold blood and lucidity, confirming without hesitation Inzaghi: “If he wants to stay, Inter will stay with him.” But here’s the thing: does he really want to stay? Even before Paris there were signs of uncertainty, and even after the final Inzaghi’s answer was eloquent to those who asked him if he would lead Inter at the World Club Championship: “I don’t know,” he replied laconically.
The problem for Inter is not just emotional, it is strategic. Should Inzaghi decide to leave, who would take his place? The first alternative, Massimiliano Allegri, has already taken another path: fed up with waiting, he has signed with AC Milan.
Another hypothesis: Cesc Fabregas. But even here, the track is cold. The Spaniard has already decided to stay at Como, where he is building a technical project with some solidity, and it is difficult to imagine his release in the short term.
Inter, idea Simeone: ma deve ridursi (pesantemente) l’ingaggio
And this is where a heavy name enters the scene, one of those that immediately warms Nerazzurri hearts: Diego Simeone. The Cholo ended his 14th season on the bench of Atletico Madrid, a long and legendary history, but not without moments when there was talk of a possible farewell, especially in late 2024.
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The Simeone-Inter suggestion, which we have been telling you about since yesterday, is not just a market exercise. It is, first and foremost, a matter of the heart. Simeone has remained deeply attached to Inter, a team he loved as a player and has never ruled out wanting to coach one day.
The problem, however, is all economic. Simeone currently earns a monstrous sum: 34 million euros per season, the highest paid coach in the world. Staggering numbers that even the rich Arab clubs today do not seem able to guarantee.
To sit on Inter’s bench, Cholo would have to make a huge, almost romantic gesture: accept a sharp cut in salary. There is talk of dropping to about 10 million euros, maybe even something less. Figures that, let’s be clear, remain very high (we are still talking about almost a million a month), but that would represent a major renunciation for someone who is used to earning more than three times as much.
That is why, should this scenario really open up, Simeone’s gesture would have a meaning that goes far beyond a simple contract. It would be a demonstration of a genuine bond, of a choice dictated by love for a jersey and a square that has always admired and respected him.
The hypothesis remains complicated, of course. But in soccer, as in life, the most beautiful stories often arise precisely from those unexpected gestures, from the sacrifices that few have the courage to make. Simeone, if he really wanted to, could become the symbol of a new era at Inter, not only as a coach, but as a man capable of putting his heart before his wallet.
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