Report – Chivu Doesn't Want A Like-For-Like Replacement If Inter Milan Sell Galatasaray Target
Cristian Chivu does not want a like-for-like replacement if Hakan Calhanoglu leaves Inter Milan this summer.
This according to today's print edition of Turin-based newspaper Tuttosport, via FCInterNews.
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Inter Milan are bracing for the possibility that Hakan Calhanoglu could leave this summer.
The Nerazzurri would hope for an offer of at least €40 million for the Turkish international, who is in the sights of Galatasary, So far, the Istanbul giants have only shown a willingness to bid €15 million.
However, there is a sense that Galatasaray's push to sign Calhanoglu will only intensify.
Therefore, Inter are getting ready to potentially have to replace the 31-year-old.
Chivu Doesn't Want A Like-For-Like Hakan Calhanoglu Replacement At Inter
PASADENA, CALIFORNIA – JUNE 17: Cristian Chivu, Head Coach of FC Internazionale Milano, reacts during the FIFA Club World Cup 2025 group E match between CF Monterrey and FC Internazionale Milano at Rose Bowl Stadium on June 17, 2025 in Pasadena, California. (Photo by)
Certainly, if Inter are to sell Hakan Calhanoglu this summer transfer window, then they will look to bring in a replacement for the former AC Milan and Bayer Leverkusen midfielder.
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And according to Tuttosport, Nerazzurri coach Cristian Chivu has a clear idea of the kind of player he would want to take the place of the Turk.
Tuttosport report that Chivu doesn't want a like-for-like replacement. That is to say, he isn't seeking a deep-lying playmaker.
Calhanoglu is a player who began as a more attacking midfielder. Then moved deeper on the pitch.
And that is not the profile of midfielder that Chivu would want to replace Calhanoglu.
Rather, reports Tuttosport, the 44-year-old would seek a more physical, purely defensively-minded midfielder.
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