Article by Daniel Scorpie – Published on Tuesday, 09 June 2026 21:24 / Updated on Tuesday, 09 June 2026 21:25
Henrikh Mkhitaryan (37 years old), Inter's midfielder, will continue next season at the Italian champion. The Armenian just renewed his contract expiring on June 30, and to decide to accept Inter's offer, he didn't need agents!
Cristi Chivu has convinced one of the players whose contract expires at the end of this month not to leave this summer. If the negotiations with Stefan de Vrij have not yet reached a common denominator, instead the situation of Henrikh Mkhitaryan was resolved quite quickly,
The Armenian midfielder abandoned the thought of retiring and not only plays one more season, but stays with the team with which he won the Scudetto and the Coppa Italia. Mkhitaryan agreed to what the Nerazzurri management proposed and signed a contract extension until 2027.
“To decide to stay and accept Inter's offer, he didn't need agents, frills or much thought. He went straight to the two directors of the club, who they put a one-year contract on the table, in obviously inferior financial conditions, and he simply signed.
Henrikh Mkhitaryan / Photo: semperinter.com
Something you never see in football, with negotiations regarding the money, the length of the contracts and the commissions of the impresarios, that is, discussions that last for months,” wrote fcinter1908.it.
“With no agent and no pretensions, Mkhitaryan accepted a salary cut from the current one of 4 million euros per year!”
Sporting director Piero Ausilio revealed how the negotiations went: “In my experience, I have only known one player who does everything by himself, who is above average in all aspects.
On the field, off the field and in managing his career. He will stay at Inter for a while, you know who I'm talking about. The Armenian who runs like a train is truly from another dimension.”
Mkhitaryan will play one more year at Inter and then retire. “He discussed the extension of his contract on his own, without an agent and without any particular claim, willingly accepting the natural reduction of the salary compared to the one in the current contract (4 million euros net per season).
He did not dictate a line, impose conditions, or issue any demands. Simply, he showed up for discussions with the club, the Armenian being strongly supported by Cristian Chivu, who still considers him crucial for the next season as well”, concluded the official of the Italian champion.
