

Simone Inzaghi insists it’s “not the right time to talk about the future” after his Inter side lost the Champions League final to Paris Saint-Germain.
Saudi Pro League side Al Hilal have presented the 49-year-old Italian with a lucrative offer in an attempt to lure him away after four years in charge at San Siro.
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Ahead of the final, Inzaghi said he was “happy” at the club amid uncertainty over his future and asked again on Saturday night he refused to divulge what his next step may or may not be.
“It’s not the right time to talk about the future,” he said after the 5-0 defeat in Munich. “We played 59 games this season, we got to this final, so it’s awkward to talk about my future now.
“These players deserve credit, they gave it their best shot. We’ve suffered a lot with injuries. I wouldn’t change these players for anyone else.”
Inzaghi was appointed by Inter in the summer of 2021 following his five-year stint at Serie A rivals Lazio and he has led them to six domestic trophies including the 2023-24 Serie A title.
This season has seen them finish trophyless, however, missing out on the Serie A title by one point to Napoli — after Inzaghi’s side conceded a last-minute equaliser against Lazio on the penultimate league matchday — while they were eliminated from both the Coppa Italia and Supercoppa Italiana by city rivals Milan.
Saturday’s loss to PSG was the second time in three years that Inter have fallen at the final hurdle in Europe’s top club competition, having lost 1-0 to Manchester City in 2023.
“We know defeats can make you stronger,” he added. “Tonight’s defeat hurts a lot, like the loss we suffered in Istanbul. They were two very different matches.
“Tonight’s we were more tired than PSG. We weren’t fresh on the second ball. We contested our league until last Friday, they won it with two months to spare.
“They have great quality, a great team. Technically they are stronger than us, we knew that, so we had to be more clever. But we weren’t organised, and we deserved to lose. That’s the bottom line.”
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