Inter Exec Marotta Responds to Digs By Milan Governor

“I wished not to talk about it, but it’s my duty to answer. His remarks were out of line, inopportune, and disrespectful toward the image of our club. He made a mistake: it’s true that in previous years our majority shareholder went through some moments of financial difficulties and was flanked by Oaktree two years ago. The management is a completely different thing. We respect the guidelines for the national license, which are very rigid about the economic criteria, and the Financial Fair Play. We cut our losses from €246M to €36M, winning the Scudetto and the Supercoppa. We’re the only team to have conquered the second star in Milan.”

“I don’t think we’ll intervene for two reasons: we have a competitive squad that suffices for objectives, and there are rarely bargains during this transfer market session. We’re Inter and are high level already. Our roster gives us the right guarantees.”

“We aren’t talking about it for now. He fit in very well, and it’s natural that the relationship might continue, as we’re on the same wavelength. We’ll discuss it later.”

“He’s an excellent player, and coaches tend to adapt their tactics in these cases. I must say that Inzaghi has almost two XIs at his disposal based on his schemes. I respect him, but we’ll hold onto our men.”