Aleksandar Kolarov is ready to return to San Siro and grow to be the brand new Inter assistant below recently-announced head coach Cristian Chivu, a number of in Italy are reporting.
Kolarov, who spent the ultimate two years of his enjoying profession with the Nerazzurri, will return to take up the assistant function below Chivu, who was on an preliminary two-year contract on Monday.
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The previous Lazio, Manchester Metropolis and Roma left-back took his sporting directorship {qualifications} at Coverciano in 2023, had a quick expertise as sporting director of Pisa in 2024, earlier than turning into the pinnacle coach of Serbia’s U21s later that yr.
This shall be Kolarov’s first expertise as a part of a senior teaching set-up at membership or worldwide degree.
MILAN, ITALY – OCTOBER 21: Aleksandar Kolarov of FC Internazionale competes for the ball with Breel Embolo (again) of Borussia Monchengladbach through the UEFA Champions League Group B stage match between FC Internazionale and Borussia Moenchengladbach at Stadio Giuseppe Meazza on October 21, 2020 in Milan, Italy. (Picture by Marco Luzzani/Getty Pictures)
Why Inter modified head coaches
Simone Inzaghi 4 years to the day after he was appointed, with the membership confirming his resolution to go away on June 3, just some days on from the 5-0 loss to Paris Saint-Germain within the Champions League ultimate.
epa12148298 Inter head coach Simone Inzaghi walks previous the trophy after dropping the UEFA Champions League ultimate between Paris Saint-Germain and Internazionale Milano, in Munich, Germany, 31 Might 2025. EPA-EFE/ANNA SZILAGYI
The 49-year-old left the membership after successful one Scudetto, two Coppa Italia titles and three within the Supercoppa Italiana.
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The 2024-25 season led to disappointment, nevertheless, as Inter had been on track for a treble in April, solely to go on and lose the Serie A title to Napoli by one level, in addition to the Coppa Italia semi-final to Milan and the Champions League ultimate to PSG.
In the meantime, it had been reported that Inzaghi had been provided a profitable deal to take over as head coach of Al-Hilal within the Saudi Professional League, a proposal which he determined to just accept nearly instantly after the Champions League ultimate.
Inzaghi had one yr remaining on his Nerazzurri contract on the time.
He has since been , who returns to San Siro after serving to Parma to Serie A security within the second half of the 2024-25 season.