Cristian Chivu has admitted that Inter summer time signings Andy Diouf and Luis Henrique haven’t been ‘prepared’ to play usually underneath him in Serie A and the Champions league to this point this season, greater than two months into the 2025-26 marketing campaign.
The Nerazzurri are on an encouraging run of type as issues stand. Regardless of falling to back-to-back defeats throughout the first three league matches of the season, they’ve since gone on a run of seven consecutive victories throughout Serie A and the Champions League.
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Diouf and Henrique, who each got here in over the summer time switch window, have scarcely featured throughout that run, nonetheless.
Chivu on lack of Inter alternatives for Diouf and Luis Henrique: ‘Their time will come’
at his pre-match press convention on Friday, forward of Inter’s upcoming Serie A take a look at away in opposition to Napoli, Chivu was requested what Luis Henrique has been engaged on throughout his absence from the beginning line-up.
“Diouf has performed even much less, however each have been working arduous,” Chivu replied. “They’re high quality gamers and have room to develop, mentally as properly.”
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He went on to confess that he hasn’t felt ‘prepared’ to deploy both Diouf or Luis Henrique as common starters simply but, however insists that ‘their time will come’.
SEATTLE, WASHINGTON – JUNE 21: Luis Henrique #11 of FC Internazionale Milano appears on previous to the FIFA Membership World Cup 2025 group E match between FC Internazionale Milano and Urawa Purple Diamonds at Lumen Discipline on June 21, 2025 in Seattle, Washington. (Picture by Buda Mendes/Getty Photographs)
“Up to now, I haven’t thought-about them as being prepared but, however I’ll at all times take duty. I may need spent much less time listening to them as a result of excessive variety of matches we’ve had. I can’t fault their dedication, they’re good gamers and their time will come.”
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As issues stand, Luis Henrique has began simply as soon as since initially of the summer time, and has come off the bench an extra 4 instances throughout 10 aggressive matches this time period.
Diouf, in the meantime, has not but featured in a Nerazzurri beginning line-up, and has been restricted to only 26 minutes in all competitions once more at a reported value of €25m.