The Inter Herald
Squad11 Jun 2029
Tempers go at Inter
Jérémie Gnali was at the centre of it, and by the time it was pulled apart there were three or four others involved. Training grounds are small places and long seasons make them smaller.
Squad11 Jun 2029
Dimitrij Jafarov falls out with a teammate over standards
The oldest argument in any dressing room and the only one that is genuinely about football: one man thinks another is not putting enough in. It is also the row a manager privately does not mind having happened.
The dugout11 Jun 2029
Inter keep their word to Aydın Bayramov
Clubs make promises constantly and the page usually only hears about them when they are broken. This one was honoured, and the dressing room noticed that faster than any supporter did.
Squad11 Jun 2029
A quiet fortnight at Inter
With 4 players away on international duty the sessions are small and the manager can actually hear himself. It is the one break in the season, and it never quite feels like one.
The dugout11 Jun 2029
No hiding place for Orkhan Mammadov
“I pick players who do the work. All of it.” No name was spoken; every camera still turned to Orkhan Mammadov, and the manager let it.
Market11 Jun 2029
The Dimitrij Jafarov story refuses to die
It has been denied twice and printed three times, which is the usual arithmetic. Until Dimitrij Jafarov signs something — a contract at Inter or anywhere else — this column belongs to him.
The dugout11 Jun 2029
Höccət Haqverdi asks for a word with the manager
“I would rather say it to his face than read about it.” The meeting was requested by the player, which tells you most of what you need to know.
Squad11 Jun 2029
International call for Aydın Bayramov
Aydın Bayramov joins up with his country. Inter lose him for the window and would like him back in one piece.
Market11 Jun 2029
Inter put Javier Martínez up for sale
The list is a quiet document with a loud meaning. Javier Martínez may talk to anybody who asks, and everybody at the club understands what that means.
In brief
- The dugout A door opens for Məmməd Hüseynov
- Market Ivan Vlahovic leaves for nothing
- Market Dimitrij Sheydaev leaves for nothing