Inter have 9️⃣ players out of contract at the end of the year | OneFootball

The break in the national calendar for the World Cup came at a good time for Internacional’s board to get things in order.

In addition to scouting the market for reinforcements for the second half of the year, the football department is focusing its efforts on defining the future of nine players whose contracts with the club run only until the end of this season.

The ge website detailed the situation of each one of them! Check it out below!

Situations tied to clauses and loans

Three players in the current squad are on loan from other clubs and depend on negotiations or performance targets being met:

Félix Torres: The center-back is on loan from Corinthians. The expectation is that the São Paulo club will soon assess the possibility of a permanent deal, whether to keep him in the South or transfer him to another team.

Villagra: The defensive midfielder belongs to CSKA Moscow, in Russia. For him to remain in Porto Alegre, there is a mandatory purchase clause worth 4.6 million euros (around R$ 28.7 million) if the player takes part in 60% of Inter’s matches this year. In that case, the Russian club would still retain 10% of his rights.

Alerrandro: Also on loan from CSKA, the striker has the most difficult task. Besides needing to play in 60% of the matches, his clause requires him to score 15 goals in the season. At the moment, he has found the net only four times, and Inter still have at least 22 more matches guaranteed on the calendar.

Veterans and Starters

Rochet: The goalkeeper’s situation is the calmest. His contract has an automatic one-year extension clause if he plays in 60% of the season’s matches. He has already played in 17 of the 32 games (53%) and is very close to reaching the target.

Mercado and Bruno Henrique: The two experienced players will undergo a career assessment together with the club. The Argentine defender is already 39 years old, and the midfielder will turn 37 in October, which puts both in the final stage of their professional careers.

The Trio of Midfielders

The midfield features three completely different scenarios among players nearing the end of their contracts:

Thiago Maia: The board has already formally submitted a renewal offer and is awaiting the player’s response after months of talks. The contract extension is also seen as financial protection: if an offer from abroad comes in, Inter would secure compensation for his departure.

Ronaldo: The player recently earned opportunities under coach Paulo Pezzolano and is still being evaluated by the coaching staff. For now, his future remains undefined.

Richard: The midfielder is completely out of the club’s plans. He has not even taken the field in 2026, has been training separately from the main squad, and is waiting for offers to determine his next destination.

This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇧🇷 here.

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