💣 Inter go all out for Fabregas: is today decision day? The latest ⏳ | OneFootball

It was a long day yesterday for Inter and for Marotta, searching for a new coach to replace Simone Inzaghi.

By now we know, Marotta's main goal is just one and his name is Cesc Fàbregas: the Como coach for the Nerazzurri would be the man to rebuild a team that needs to be rejuvenated and motivated again after the débacle in the final against PSG.

Let's see what the situation is after the long, very long day yesterday and what can happen today.

🧱 THE COMO WALL

In the early afternoon yesterday, the negotiation seemed to have fallen through, due to the joint public appearance of Mirwan Suwarso and Cesc Fabregas at a conference of The Athletic.

The words of the president and the coach himself conveyed a total closure: "We have a long-term project and Cesc Fabregas is a crucial part of it: he won't leave the club".

A centrality also confirmed by the coach's words: "I started at Como because I thought of a long-term project. Here I can work the way I want. I don't want to finish my career in a club where there's a project for 1-2 years and then everything ends. There's always a process, which you can do at Como, while in top teams it's very difficult, because there the clubs and the fans want to win immediately".

Words that, however, testify to a strong attachment to Como and not a definitive closure to Inter.

👀 THE 1ST MEETING IS NOT ENOUGH: ANOTHER ONE IS NEEDED

The negotiation continued to simmer under the ashes and in the evening Ausilio and Fabregas met, without Como having given its consent to a negotiation.

According to what Di Marzio reported in the evening: "Como has no intention of releasing him. Only if Fabregas were to really push the situation could it open up".

According to what Fabrizio Romano reported in the evening, a second meeting has been scheduled for today, a meeting in which to make a final decision. For La Gazzetta dello Sport, there should also be contact between Fabregas and Suwarso, both returning to Italy today.

In short, to unlock the situation, it is necessary for Fabregas himself to want to force it, but according to Pedullà, there are doubts on the part of the Catalan regarding the plans presented by Ausilio, both regarding the contract (Fabregas is asking for a three-year contract with an option) and the transfer market.

Time is running out for Inter, which also has to prepare for the Club World Cup. According to La Gazzetta dello Sport, Inter wants to announce the new coach within 48 hours, is confident that Fabregas can push with Como but the negotiation is difficult and, above all, ready to change from one moment to another.

🅱️ INTER'S PLANS

In the event that the negotiation with Fabregas does not go through, what are the other profiles evaluated by the Nerazzurri management?

At the moment, the most accredited hypothesis is that of Patrick Vieira, for which it would be necessary to pay the clause of 500 thousand euros (writes Di Marzio) present in his contract with Genoa to release him in time for the Club World Cup.

The other alternative is named Cristian Chivu, while names like Thiago Motta and Roberto De Zerbi remain more in the background.

What is certain is that Inter has gone all-in on the Como coach, and the alternatives are far behind Fabregas in the eyes of the Nerazzurri management.

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

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