Belgium Star Still Under Contract With Inter Milan Despite Years-Long Injury Horror-Show | OneFootball

Defender Zinho Vanheusden is still under contract with Inter Milan for another year despite his years-long injury nightmare.

This is highlighted by the Gazzetta dello Sport, via FCInterNews. They note that the Belgian’s deal with the Nerazzurri only runs out at the end of next June.

Inter Milan signed defender Zinho Vanheusden to their youth academy all the way back in 2015.

The Belgian was very highly rated when the Nerazzurri brought him in from Standard Liege. And the hopes were high for him.

Inter would loan Vanheusden back to Standard for some time. Then, they subsequently sold him on a permanent basis. And in the summer of 2021, exercised a buyback clause on the young defender.

A succession of loan spells followed. Vanheusden joined Genoa and then AZ Alkmaar on loan.

However, these two years were absolutely blighted by injury for the Belgian. Including a broken foot that he sustained while at AZ.

Zinho Vanheusden Still Under Contract With Inter Milan Despite Injury Nightmare

Belgium’s Zinho Vanheusden pictured during a press moment of Belgian national soccer team Red Devils to prepare three qualification games for the 2022 World Cup, Tuesday 31 August 2021 in Tubize. BELGA PHOTO BRUNO FAHY (Photo by BRUNO FAHY/BELGA MAG/AFP via Getty Images)

In the summer of 2023, Inter loaned Vanheusden back to Standard Liege.

For whatever reason, the Belgian’s boyhood club seemed to be the one place that he could avoid unfortunate injuries and string together some playing time.

However, Standard did not sign Vanheusden outright at the end of that loan spell.

Therefore, the Belgian joined Mechelen on loan last summer.

However, Vanheusden barely featured for the Belgian club. Once again, injuries played a major role in this.

Having once looked like he could feature regularly for Belgium, even earning a senior cap, Vanheusden looks very much out in the cold.

There would hardly be any chance of the 25-year-old playing for Inter. However, as the Gazzetta note, Vanheusden is still under contract with the Nerazzurri.

The Belgian is still on the same five-year deal that he signed when he rejoined Inter in the summer of 2025.

Therefore, unless Inter can find a buyer for Vanheusden – or agree a termination of his contract by mutual consent – the once-promising defender will see out his deal and then leave for good next year.