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PSG players put five past Inter's defense, which had only conceded once in the league stage (Image via AP /Martin Meissner)
"We are meeting with the coach because this club is not used to letting a manager go into the final year of his contract. There is no revolution underway. We will meet to hear what he has to say, I repeat, on our part, we are very proud and honoured to continue with him," he said.Inter suffered a devastating loss at the hands of Paris Saint-Germain in the final of the UEFA Champions League on Saturday at the Allianz Arena in Munich. The Parisiens put five past the Italian giants in a heavily one-sided final, as the Nerazzurri looked helpless against a relentless PSG onslaught.Following the result, Italian media reported that Inzaghi could depart as early as this month, ahead of the Club World Cup in the United States, scheduled from June 14 to July 13.
However, Inter Milan president Giuseppe Marotta has confirmed the club wants to retain the manager despite Saturday's result, with discussions set to begin this week. Inzaghi's contract with the club expires next year in June.Go Beyond The Boundary with our YouTube channel. SUBSCRIBE NOW!PSG claimed their first-ever Champions League title with the largest winning margin ever seen in a final. On the other hand, Inzaghi's Inter fell in the final once again, with the score line far worse than the 1-0 loss to Pep Guardiola's Manchester City in Istanbul in 2023.
"This defeat will not have an impact. Inzaghi has a contract for another year and we had already decided to meet with him this week," Marotta told reporters after the match in Munich. "Almost all the credit for this positive cycle is due to his professionalism and abilities. If he wants to continue, we are happy."
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Inter staged an inspirational run to the final of the Champions League, and were in the running for an iconic treble up until a little over a month ago.
However, a late slip up in Serie A and loss to AC Milan in the semi-final of the Coppa Italia means that Inter will now end the season trophyless.
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"We are meeting with the coach because this club is not used to letting a manager go into the final year of his contract. There is no revolution underway. We will meet to hear what he has to say, I repeat, on our part, we are very proud and honoured to continue with him," he said.
Looking to put the difficult result behind them, the president said, "Let's quickly forget and look to the next one, with the new start of the Club World Cup. We will be representing Italy together with Juventus."