Official: Inter sell Stankovic to Club Brugge with buy-back clause | OneFootball

Inter have officially sold Aleksandar Stankovic to Club Brugge for a reported fee of €10m, with option to buy back for €22m in 2026 and €25m in 2027.

The negotiations have been dragging on for several weeks, not over the €10m purchase, but on the format and figures for the buy-back option.

Why Stankovic deal took so long

OSAKA, JAPAN – JULY 27: Aleksandar Stankovic of FC Internazionale in action during the pre-season friendly match between FC Internazionale and Al-Nassr at Yanmar Stadium Nagai on July 27, 2023 in Osaka, Japan. (Photo by Kenta Harada/Getty Images)

Inter wanted to keep control of the midfielder’s future following his move to Belgium and rejected the proposal to have a €28m clause included.

They insisted on making it a relatively low sum to ensure that he could be brought back to base.

According to Football Italia transfer expert Alfredo Pedullà, the deal was eventually struck with an option allowing Inter to bring Stankovic back for €22m in 2026 and a higher figure of €25m if activated in June 2027.

The midfielder is the son of former Inter star Dejan, and his brother Filip is a goalkeeper currently playing for Venezia.

Both came through the Inter youth academy and Aleksandar Stankovic is just days away from his 20th birthday.