Marotta provides update on Calhanoglu’s Inter future – June 21 latest

Inter CEO Giuseppe Marotta has confirmed the club are interested in signing Parma forward Ange-Yoan Bonny and ready to keep Hakan Calhanoglu, in the absence of official interest in the player.

Speaking to Sportmediaset prior to kick-off in the match between Inter and Urawa Red Diamonds in the Club World Cup, Marotta said that Bonny is “a player who is in our notebook but we have not yet begun full negotiations. We will do it calmly as we do not know Parma’s stance yet – but I do not deny we are interested.”

Calhanoglu happy at Inter – Marotta

Then the CEO provided an update on Hakan Calhanoglu, who has been linked with a move to Galatasaray, stating that “I can say that we’re in constant contact with him, and I haven’t noticed any discomfort or dissatisfaction about being here. He’s currently injured and training separately, but over the past few days he’s consistently shown great respect and professionalism.

“We have nothing to reproach him for. The rumours going around are typical of the transfer market, amplified by this official competition, around which certain comments — some even deliberately misleading — tend to circulate.

Marotta confirmed that Calhanoglu is likely to remain at Inter “unless the player comes forward and explicitly expresses the desire to leave — but that hasn’t happened so far.”

Galatasaray like Calhanoglu but he won’t come cheap

Reports from Italy have suggested that Inter are not prepared to offer any discounts on the Turkish central midfielder, which might leave Calhanoglu outside of the budget of Galatasaray.

Calhanoglu has played 182 times in all competitions for the Nerazzurri, scoring 38 times.