Article by Daniel Grigore – Published Monday, 04 May 2026, 00:54 / Updated Monday, 04 May 2026 00:57
Giuseppe Marotta (69 years old), the president of Inter, declared himself extremely pleased with what Cristi Chivu achieved in his first season on the team's bench, stating after title won in this evening that “he must stay here for many years, he has great qualities!”.
The bet of installing Cristi Chivu as Simone Inzaghi's successor, given that the Romanian had coached only 13 senior games at the time of hiring, turned out to be a winner.
Chivu delivered the title, officially won tonight after 2-0 with Parma, and may follow the Coppa Italia, where Inter awaits the final with Lazio.
In this context, after winning the title, Inter's president publicly expressed his desire for the Romanian coach to remain “many years” on the team's bench.
Inter president: “He must stay for many years!”
“It's a dream come true. Although I had the dream of succeeding as a coach, I would never have dreamed of winning as president of Inter, it's something grandiose. I thank the presidents who preceded me and who were a source of inspiration for me: Pellegrini, Moratti, Zhang himself.
I also thank the fans who were great and the management who let us work in peace, but this is the title of Chivu and the team”, said Marotta hotly for DAZN, according to fcinternews.it.
Continuing on Chivu, Marotta said his appointment was “judicious courage as he had the treble on his CV, captained Ajax at 21, won with Inter's Primavera team and coached Parma”.
“We decided calmly based on his ability; he may have lacked experience, but we supported him in that one gap. He can and must stay at Inter for many years, he has huge qualities“.
Inter's president was also asked about the strategy in the summer transfer window.
“It's not the time yet and it's not right for me to say it, but we have clear ideas. The management will dictate our direction, but I'm confident because the group has strengthened over the years and also has a core of Italians. We have to see what the best Italian talents are,” replied Marotta.
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Gazzetta dello Sport wrote in mid-April that Inter offered Chivu a contract extension until June 30, 2028, with an option to extend for another season. This extension comes with a doubling of the salary, up to 4 million euros net per season.
