It will rise from the current 119 million to 132, but revenues will also rise thanks to the new shirt sponsor and the Club World Cup in June 2025
Not just Lautaro. Other items contribute to raising Inter’s salary for next season (from the current 119 million gross to 132.2), but above all the need to have a maxi squad to face the new enlarged Champions League (from two to 4 matches in more) and the Club World Cup which will last a month, from June 2025, in the USA. Despite the settlement agreement signed with UEFA which obliges them to rebalance the relationship between revenues and costs, Inter can spend more because the “revenue” is increasing both on the sporting side (the World Cup guarantees 50 million just for participation ) and from the commercial one: increasing sponsors, including the one on the shirt compared to the current 11 million plus bonuses of Paramount+.
RENEWALS AND PURCHASES
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After having reduced the wage bill by around twenty million thanks to last summer’s exits (Lukaku, Brozovic, Skriniar, Dzeko and Onana had heavy salaries), Inter will ultimately reverse the trend, but with good reason. Assuming that Lautaro goes from the current 6.2 to the 8 million offered to extend from 2026 to 2028, a gross increase of 3.6 per season must be calculated. Barella, who is also close to being renewed, would cost the club 3 million more (from 5 to 6.5 net), just as last winter’s upgrade for Dimarco (from 2.2 to 4 net) is worth 3.6 million. Darmian and Mkhitaryan will also remain, but – also thanks to their age – they have increased to figures almost identical to the current ones. Zielinski and Taremi then contribute to raising the mountain, having reached zero from Naples and Porto. The Pole will earn 4.5 million net, the Iranian 3. In theory, the cost of the attacker will be almost completely amortized by the exit of Sanchez (2.8), whose contract expires. But El Niño could also stay, because with the prospect of playing around seventy games (almost two championships), the fifth striker could be useful. The alternative – with consequent savings – would be to focus on the gem Valentin Carboni, returning from his loan in Monza.
RELATIVE OUTPUTS
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Assuming a squad that will not lose any valuable petals, the farewells of Cuadrado (5 million gross), Klaassen (3) and Sensi (4), all expiring, would have a relative impact. Having said that the Inzaghi issue will be addressed in June but is not part of these calculations, the other variable is Dumfries. The Dutchman takes 2.5 and to renew he shot high. Given that Inter don’t want to risk losing him to zero in 15 months, this issue will also have to be resolved by next summer.