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Inter Milan interim manager Andrea Stramaccioni is of the opinion that the club has already made a decision on his future. Inter Milan decided to promote youth team coach Andrea Stramaccioni in order to handle the first-team affairs for the remainder of the season after the sacking of former Chelsea manager Claudio Ranieri.

However, Andrea Stramaccioni has done quite impressive job since taking over from Ranieri. He has now managed to put Inter Milan as one of the front-runners for finishing in the third position, which will ensure Champions League qualification for the club next season. It is very much the need of the hour for Inter Milan given the way they have been struggling with a lot of financial difficulties in recent seasons.

In order to win the Champions League along with the famous treble a few seasons ago, Inter Milan spent a lot of money on players like Sneijder and Diego Milito. Even though they have been spectacular signings, their astronomical wage bills can be supported only with regular appearance in the group stages of the Champions League. The appearance of the club in the group stages alone will guarantee them around £ 20 million-£ 25 million. Hence, there have been many calls for Andrea Stramaccioni’s position to make permanent, although the manager himself is of the opinion that his future has already been decided.

“President Massimo Moratti is free to choose what he thinks is best and I think he’s already made a decision. I believe he knows what he wants to do. I won’t go back to the youth team. I could have spent a second season with them had all of this not happened this term. In terms of my own personal development, it would not be right for me to go back there,” Stramaccioni told the Gazzetta dello Sport.

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Inter Milan have decided to act swiftly in order to ensure their abilities to play in the Champions League next season, as they have sacked manager Claudio Ranieri after a string of poor results in the domestic and European competitions.

Inter Milan appointed former Chelsea manager Claudio Ranieri in place of the Argentine Gian Piero Gasperini at the start of the season. Inter were struggling down near the relegation zone, but Ranieri managed to rescue Inter. However, results have gone extremely poor in the last few weeks. Inter Milan were also recently knocked out of the Champions League in the last 16 stage by French club Marseille.

The club recently lost the crunch match with Juventus, which was the final straw for the owner Massimo Moratti. Following the defeat, Inter Milan are a massive 22 points behind the leaders AC Milan in the table, while their prospects of qualifying for the Champions League also looks a major doubt. The club are currently in the seventh position in the table. It is understood that Inter Milan are looking at the possibility of appointing former Chelsea manager Andre Villas-Boas, but are willing to wait until the summer in order to look at more possibilities

“President Massimo Moratti and everyone at Inter Milan would like to thank Claudio Ranieri and his staff for their professionalism, dedication and honesty during their time in charge of the team,” said a statement on the official website of Inter Milan. Until the appointment of a permanent manager, Inter Milan have appointed youth team coach Andrea Stramaccioni in his place. One of the first jobs for Andrea Stramaccioni will be to guide the team to Champions League qualification, which is essential considering the huge financial problems that are affecting Inter Milan in recent seasons.

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Inter Milan were plunged into further misery when they suffered their third straight defeat in a row when they fell to an embarrassing 0 – 3 defeat at the San Siro to Bologna.

It left Inter being in a position where they had only claimed 1 point from the last 15 that were available, and the crowd voiced their dissatisfaction at the final whistle by jeering and chanting previous manager Jose Mourinho’s name, a man who had delivered the Champions League and Serie A title to the San Siro faithful.

Inter have found themselves in unusual positions so far this season, and the fact that they have only accrued 36 points from 24 games is well below the standards they normally set. The fact that they still sit in 6th position at this stage of the season is sure to send alarm bells ringing through the ears of the Inter Milan board, especially considering that they are the reigning league champions.

Manager Claudio Ranieri is feeling the heat as the pressure on his shoulders increase dramatically, and the sequence of 7 wins in a row back in January, including a victory against their rivals AC Milan, couldn’t feel longer ago. However, Ranieri has come out and refused to quit, saying that he is focussed on helping his team bounce back strongly.

However, the pressure appears to be mounting from above, with club president Massimo Moratti reported to have left the stadium at only half time, with Inter already trailing by 2 goals. Ranieri also claimed that he took positives from the game, claiming that at times a balance and tactical unity was found which was truly exceptional.

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Manchester City contract rebel Carlos Tevez has sparked off a transfer tug of war between the two Italian giants AC Milan and Inter Milan, with the Black and Blues ready to swoop in for the striker with a bid and take him away from the grasp of arch rivals and neighbors AC Milan.

It was reported a few days back that The Devils have already agreed on personal terms with the Argentina international striker and they were only waiting for Manchester City to give the green signal to the move by accepting their offer of a loan deal with a view to a permanent move in the summer.

But Inter Milan is waiting in the wings with an offer reported to be between £ 20 and £ 25 million to take the wayward striker permanently off the hands of The Citizens, which is what they are looking for. However, according to reports that have emerged, Carlos Tevez himself would prefer a move to the Red and Black half of Milan instead of the Black and Blue half and with Milan not willing to part with so much money just now, the deal might just become extremely hard to conclude.

Speaking to the media, Inter Milan president Massimo Moratti admitted that his side were looking to acquire the services of the talented if temperamental striker and that has sparked rumors that they are about to sell playmaker Wesley Sneijder to Manchester United to finance the deal or in swap deal with The Citizens as a sweetener to smooth the deal for Tevez.

However, with Carlos Tevez making up his mind to play for AC Milan and Manchester City likely to accept the offer from Inter Milan, this is one transfer saga that might drag on till the last hour of the January transfer window.

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