’s agent hit again angrily at Inter President Beppe Marotta and divulges when Chelsea received concerned. ‘Over 45 days, Inter by no means reached an settlement with Atalanta.’
The Italy worldwide had been on the verge of becoming a member of Inter final month in a deal believed to be value €40m plus €5m add-ons.
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Nevertheless, earlier than they might shake fingers, , and with double the wage on provide at San Siro.
CAGLIARI, ITALY – JANUARY 02: Marco Palestra of Cagliari appears to be like on earlier than the Serie A match between and at Stadio Sant’Elia on January 02, 2026 in Cagliari, Italy. (Photograph by Enrico Locci/Getty Photographs)
Inter President Marotta bitterly criticised Palestra as we speak throughout a press convention and talked about agent Alessandro Lucci too.
“Take the case of Palestra, for instance. It was the results of a call made by the participant, who backed out of a verbal settlement,”
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“His agent may have steered him in a distinct route, however selected this path as a substitute, and we needed to settle for seeing one other Italian participant transfer to a league that’s not in direct competitors with ours.”
Palestra agent replies to Inter assault
Marco Palestra has accomplished his switch to Chelsea from Atalanta (chelseafc.com)
Lucci didn’t take that mendacity down and has now
“I listened with nice disappointment and on the similar time huge shock on the phrases of Inter President Marotta, who I’ve had knowledgeable rapport with for over 25 years, doing many offers collectively,” mentioned Palestra’s agent.
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“The Inter administrators, represented by Piero Ausilio, carried on fixed and constructive talks with us on the chance to finish this switch.
“Nevertheless, the factor that determined the end result was not described precisely in as we speak’s press convention. Over 45 days the 2 golf equipment, who have been in day by day contact, have been by no means in a position to attain a definitive settlement.
PISA, ITALY – MARCH 15: Marco Palestra of Cagliari Calcio in motion throughout the Serie A match between and Cagliari Calcio at Area Garibaldi on March 15, 2026 in Pisa, Italy. (Photograph by Gabriele Maltinti/Getty Photographs)
“This allowed Chelsea, with whom contact started solely two weeks earlier, as I had rapidly knowledgeable the 2 golf equipment, burst in throughout the ultimate days and sealed a cope with Atalanta, the participant and with us to shut the transfer quickly.
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“At this level, I hope that we will all flip the web page and look to the longer term with calm, with out extra assaults as a pretext towards a participant who deserves respect.”
It was no secret that a number of months in the past Palestra was approached by Inter and informed them he could be more than pleased to attend it out for a transfer to San Siro.
Nevertheless, the failure to work out a cope with Atalanta stalled the method, and finally Chelsea got here in with an equally robust venture.
It’s not the primary time that Inter have struggled to agree phrases with Atalanta, as additionally they got here shut with no progress for and .