Inter’s sporting director spoke about the failed negotiation in the summer for the return of the Belgian to Inter, who ended up at Roma: Here’s what he said?
There was a lack of courtesy and respect. When you refuse to take the call…”. That’s how Inter’s sporting director, Piero Ausilio, spoke in an interview with ‘Radio Tv Serie A‘ about the failed deal to bring Romelu Lukaku back last summer. Instead he ended up with Mourinho at Roma.
Ausilio on Lukaku
“Lukaku? He’s now part of the past,” Ausilio said, three days after Inter’s victory over Roma at San Siro. “We won a wonderful Scudetto together; we made good money out of his sale and also a couple of lost finals.”
How did the phone call with him go? I prefer not to talk about it, but I’ll just say that there should always be courtesy and respect. And there was a lack of courtesy and respect. When you hide and refuse to take the call, then it’s only time turn the page.”
Ausilio on Thuram
Then Ausilio revealed a behind-the-scenes story about Thuram’s arrival, who played a crucial role against Roma at San Siro: “Right after Lukaku’s transfer to Chelsea, we immediately signed Dzeko for free and had chosen to go for Thuram,” he recounted. “He played as a winger, and he didn’t even know he could be a central striker. But he was my first choice, and everything was going well with Mino Raiola; we had everything defined. However, he injured his knee on the night of the agreement, and we had to change our target. But the meetings with his father remained, and Lilian always reminds me that I was the first to see him as a central striker. They didn’t forget it, and we took advantage of it.”
