Article by Daniel Scorpie, Tudor Belivacă – Published Wednesday, April 15, 2026, 12:29 / Updated Wednesday, April 15, 2026 12:35
Cristian Chivuthe Romanian coach of those from Interwon the trust of the bosses after the season at the helm of the Italian giant, and they made him a super offer of an extension these days!
The bosses at “Giuseppe Meazza” have offered him a contract extension until 2029. His current agreement expires in 2027. The management of Inter has also gone to the financial side: the Italians write that the Romanian coach will receive almost double!
Inter put Cristi Chivu's contract extension on the table: 5 million euros per year!
The Italians from Gazzetta Dello Sport write today that the new agreement provides for an annual salary of 5 million euros for Chivu, double the current salary.
Also, Chivu was given full power, and the Romanian will have the role of manager. In short, the transfer campaigns from Inter in the next period will be dictated by the coach, and in the summer the Romanian is preparing a reshuffle of the squad and a rejuvenation of it.
It will increasingly be Cristian Chivu's Inter. It will be a team shaped in his image and likeness, something that could not be built last summer due to a long list of factors: the aftermath of the disastrous Champions League final against PSG, the somewhat unexpected departure of Simone Inzaghi, the – albeit reasonable – rush to find a new manager with the ideal profile for the team and the Club World Cup just around the corner
-Gazzetta Dello Sport, print edition
Cristian Chivu took over Inter in the summer of 2025 after spending a short spell at Parma
Since joining the squad that played in the Champions League final last season, Inter have topped the Serie A standings.
Now, with 6 stages before the end of the season, the team is in first place, with a 9-point lead over the chasing Napoli.
In the Champions League, however, Inter disappointed. The formation led by Cristi Chivu was eliminated in the play-off by Bodo/Glimt, this after narrowly missing the direct qualification in the first 8 in the group phase.
Inter was eliminated in the semi-finals of the Italian Super Cup by Bologna, and Chivu then missed the first chance at a trophy.
However, Inter can do the “double” this season. Chivu's side are in the semi-finals of the Cup, where they are dueling with Como for a place in the final. On the other side of the table, the opponents are accessible: Lazio or Atalanta.
Ranking in Serie A
