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Pedulla: Inzaghi may leave the team, and Francis becomes a hot spot for Inter Milan s new coach

4:00pm, 30 May 2025【Football】

Ball Tweet Network, May 30th, Italian transfer author Pedula disclosed the heavy news of Inter Milan's coaching staff. The coach Inzaghi's "retention odds" continue to decline, and Fabregas is becoming the number one target of the "Blue and Black Army" to change coaches. A decision-making storm about the "Future of the Champions League runner-up" is about to hit.

The stay and departure of Inzaghi Jr. is affected by two major factors: one is the "gold dollar offensive" of Riyadh New Moon - Saudi club has issued a super contract of "3-year annual salary of 20 million euros + signing fee" for poaching, which is far more than its current annual salary of 2.5 million euros at Inter Milan; the other is the secret operation of the Premier League team. According to the Telegraph, a London team newly promoted to the Champions League is contacting Inzaghi Jr. through its agent, promising "higher transfer budget and tactical autonomy." Pedula admitted: "If I bet at this moment, I will only dare to bet 30 euros, and the situation is inclined to part with me."

If the breakup comes true, Fabregas will jump from a "dark horse" to a "popular". The 40-year-old Spanish coach showed amazing coaching talent in Cuomo: he led this Serie C team to return to Serie B as the "upgrade playoff champion" in his first season. His tactical system of "ball control and oppression + full-back acquisition" (62% ball control per game, 18 steals per game) was regarded by Inter Milan's management as "fitting the club's youthful strategy." More importantly, Fabregas and Zhang Kangyang have a close personal relationship - the two had intersections during Barcelona's youth training. This "trust base" makes him more competitive than candidates such as Conte and Simeone.

The potential obstacle lies in Cuomo's "release conditions": unless Xiaofa voluntarily resigns, the club will ask for "at least 5 million euros of liquidated damages." Inter Milan hopes to "low-cost transition" and plans to promote the transaction by "compensating part of liquidated damages + providing coaching staff positions". The two sides have agreed to hold the first round of talks the day after the Champions League final (June 1), focusing on evaluating "tactical adaptability" and "clothes room management risks" - after all, Xiao Fa has never coached the top league, and there are natural doubts about "rookie coach" who directly took over the Champions League runner-up.

For Inzaghi, whether it chooses Saudi Arabia's "high-paying retirement" or the "new chapter of challenge" in the Premier League, his two and a half years of coaching at Inter Milan is enough to be legendary: leading the team to the Champions League finals twice, breaking the "Milan derby curse", and ending the "Juventus Serie A monopoly". If Fabregas takes over the coaching spike, it may start the most radical change in the "post-Morning era" - he plans to transform Barrera into a "pseudo midfielder" and use youth training striker Pinamonti. This "subversive tactic" is full of imagination and hidden risks of losing control.

When Inzaghi was coaching Lukaku on the training ground, he might not have thought that the Champions League final could become his "blue and black farewell battle" a few days later. When Fabregas was studying Inter Milan's game videos in Como's coaching seat, what he outlined in his mind was perhaps the sky blue and black of the Meazza Stadium - the drama of the football world has always been more ups and downs than the script.

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