Luciano Spalletti was appointed Inter Milan manager and immediately declared he won’t convince Manchester United target Ivan Perisic to stay at San Siro
Croatian is a summer target for Jose Mourinho and new Nerazzurri boss wants players to share his big ambitions
LUCIANO SPALLETTI was finally confirmed as Inter Milan boss — and immediately announced Ivan Perisic could leave the San Siro.
The Croatian winger is a target Manchester United this summer.
And Spalletti — whose objective is to restore the Nerazzurri among Europe’s elite — insists players will have to convince him they deserve to stay.
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He said: “We don’t need to convince anyone.
“It is they who need to convince me they can stay at Inter.
“If a player doesn’t share our enthusiasm, it is better he go somewhere he feels he can do his job better.”
United recently had a £35million bid for Perisic rejected.
While, Paris Saint-Germain are ready to offer cash plus Angel Di Maria for the former Borussia Dortmund man's signature.
Inter had hoped to lure one of Europe’s biggest names as manager, with Antonio Conte and Diego Simeone among their biggest desires.
However, failure to qualify for even the Europa League meant the ambitious Suning Group owners had to look elsewhere.
Yet, Spalletti is no mug.
He led Roma their highest points total in Serie A history last season — but it was still only good enough for a second place finish.
Before taking over as manager of Zenit St. Petersburg and winning two Russian Premier League titles, a Russian Cup and a Super Cup in four years.
Inter are ready to make a statement this summer and want to bring in a major name to reignite their Champions League push.
For the first time since 2011, fourth place in Serie A will be good enough to qualify for Europe’s premier competition.
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