Inter Milan fans want Rafinha to stay with the club amid links to Tottenham Hotspur.
Inter Milan are back in the Champions League next season, and they will have decisions to make in the transfer market – with the future of Rafinha one of the biggest dilemmas facing Luciano Spalletti.
A dramatic final day win over Lazio has sent Inter back into Europe’s premier club competition, and with Stefan de Vrij and Lautaro Martinez already tied up, more signings will be brought in.
The Italian side must now target other signings, and they may yet pursue a permanent deal for Barcelona loanee Rafinha after a bright loan spell since January.
Midfielder Rafinha, 25, joined Inter on loan during the January transfer window and hit two goals and three assists in 17 appearances, with a permanent move still being considered.
The Brazilian is being linked with other moves though, and Catalan newspaper SPORT reported this week that Tottenham Hotspur are particularly keen to sign Rafinha, with a €35million (£31million) asking price placed on his head.
Whilst Spurs may be pursuing Rafinha’s signature, Inter fans have taken to Twitter to beg Rafinha to stay at the San Siro, claiming that they love him and need him to be an Inter player next season after such an impressive loan spell.
Yet with Inter refusing to pay the £31million purchase clause in his loan deal and attempting to negotiate a lower price, it seems Inter don’t quite share that opinion – and Tottenham could now swoop in to ruin their hopes with a deal for the left-footed playmaker, potentially as a successor to Mousa Dembele.
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