Netherlands Star Drops Big Hint On Future: ‘I Have An Option On My Contract, Inter Milan Will Decide’ | OneFootball

Stefan de Vrij says that his future is up to Inter Milan to decide on his future, as they have an option to extend his contract.

The 32-year-old spoke to Il Giornale in an interview published in today’s print edition, via FCInterNews.

At the moment, de Vrij is under contract with Inter until the end of next June.

The former Lazio and Feyenoord defender signed an extension with the Nerazzurri in 2023. He decided to stay with the club rather than leaving on a free transfer that summer.

However, the question of de Vrij’s future has once again come up.

Inter do in fact have the option to extend the Dutchman’s deal by a further season. This would keep him at the San Siro until the end of June 2026.

But it is far from certain that the Nerazzurri will do so.

The club could instead look to shift de Vrij on as they look to revitalize the centre of their defense with a younger player.

The Netherlands international has, however, been proving his worth with his performances this season.

Stefan De Vrij: “Inter Will Decide My Future”

For his part, de Vrij has made clear that he would like to stay at Inter.

“It’s Inter who will have to decide,” the Dutchman made clear. “There’s an option in my contract for another year.”

“I’m very clear,” de Vrij assured.

Meanwhile, de Vrij talked about Inter’s 6-0 drubbing of Lazio in Serie A last week.

“We expected a top performance,” he made clear. “Even though we knew we were up against a high-energy opponent who play good football, away at a difficult away ground.”

Of his fitness and form, de Vrij said that “I put a lot into feeling good physically.”

“They say that it gets harder after thirty,” the former Lazio defender admitted. “But I feel good physically.”

Then de Vrij, who’s been in Serie A for a decade with the Nerazzurri and the Biancocelesti, gave his thoughts on how the Italian top flight has changed in ten years.

“I think the results in Europe make it very clear,” he said.

“We reached the Champions League final. Atalanta won the Europa League.”

“When teams do well in Europe, it means they’re really competitive,” de Vrij said.

“When I arrived in Italy, it was just Juve dominating the league and going far in Europe,” the Dutchman noted.