Negotiations Between Inter Milan & River Plate For Argentina International Heat Up | OneFootball

Negotiations are starting to heat up between Inter Milan and River Plate for a transfer of forward Joaquin Correa.

This according to today’s print edition of Milan-based newspaper Gazzetta dello Sport, via FCInterNews.

Correa is one player who Inter will want to offload this summer without any question.

The 29-year-old former Lazio and Sevilla forward does not have any place in the Nerazzurri’s first team plans for next season.

That much is certain after Correa endured a torrid loan spell at Marseille last season.

Inter sent Correa out on loan to the Ligue 1 club towards the end of last summer transfer window. In the meantime, Alexis Sanchez came the other way.

And there was a purchase option for Marseille to make Correa’s loan move a permanent dale.

This would have become a mandatory obligation had the French side qualified for next season’s Champions League. However, they failed to do so.

And given that Correa failed to score or assist a goal for the French team last campaign, it is certainly not surprising that they declined to sign the Argentina on a permanent basis.

Inter & River Plate Negotiations For Joaquin Correa Heat Up

Now that Correa is back at Inter, the Nerazzurri are left in the same position they were in last summer. They are looking for a new club for the Argentine international.

However, one thing has changed. Correa is now one year closer to the end of his contract with the Nerazzurri.

Inter sign Correa from Lazio in the summer of 2021.

At the time, the former Sampdoria man put pen to paper on a four-year contract. That is the deal that he is currently on.

As such, Correa’s contract expires at the end of next June.

River have been hoping that they can exploit this fact in order to sign Correa without a transfer fee. However, Inter would still want some compensation for the Argentina.

The negotiations are ongoing. And according to the Gazzetta, they have been accelerating.

In the meantime, however, Greek Super League club AEK Athens are also pushing to sign Correa.