Mario's free transfer caused a fight between Portuguese and Inter Milan

2021-07-14 15:16

Mario's free transfer caused a fight between Portuguese and Inter Milan


Only 14 hours after the termination of the contract with Inter Milan, the Portuguese Super League team Benfica immediately announced the news that midfielder Joao Mario had made a free throw. According to previous Italian media, Mario will get a contract with an annual salary of 2 million euros from the Portuguese "Eagle", and he will also play for Benfica until June 2026.


After five years of ineffective Nerazzurri career, Mario was finally able to compose a new chapter in the Portuguese Super League team he was familiar with. Unexpectedly, the free transfer of the Portuguese midfielder caused the raging anger of his old club Portuguese sports. On July 13, local time, the Portuguese body issued a severely worded statement through its official website, targeting Inter Milan who agreed to terminate the contract with Mario. In the statement, the Portuguese body also confirmed earlier related reports by the Italian and Portuguese media.


As early as Inter Milan was interested in selling Mario, the Italian and Portuguese media army broke out a bad rumor related to the midfielder transfer. They pointed out that when Mario transferred from Portugal to Inter Milan for 40 million euros in the summer of 2016, the two parties secretly reached a special clause: If Inter Milan sells players to Portuguese Superballs outside of Portugal by 2022 Team, they will pay up to 30 million euros in compensation.


After Mario joined Benfica by rescinding the contract, Portugal's rivals as the former were very upset; they were convinced that Inter Milan and the players themselves tried to use this strategy to circumvent the terms of the agreement signed with Portugal in 2016. At the end of the statement, the Portuguese team issued a statement to Inter Milan, claiming that they would not hesitate to go to court to protect the club's interests.


However, Inter Milan also immediately responded to the Portuguese statement with strong language. The club condemned the allegations of Portuguese clubs as "unacceptable, extremely serious, and without factual basis." At the same time, they also declared that they would take legal actions when necessary to protect the club's image and honor.