According to the Italian "Milan Sport", after basically solving the loan problem, Inter President Zhang Kangyang has officially approved the renewal agreement of the team's striker Lautaro, the Argentine striker will sign a new 5-year agreement with Inter Milan, the contract period is until 2029, considering that Lautaro will be close to 32 years old at that time, this is almost a career-locked contract. It is worth mentioning that despite the temptation of Chelsea, Arsenal, Newcastle United and other Premier League powerhouses, Lautaro still chose to reduce his salary to renew his contract.
This agreement was almost finalized as early as 1 month ago. At that time, Inter Milan was unexpectedly out of Atletico Madrid in the Champions League, and Lautaro also lost the opportunity to continue to prove himself in the Champions League, so he instructed the agent to reduce the asking price of the contract, from 10 million euros after tax to 9 million euros after tax (20 million euros before tax), this reduction of the asking price is equivalent to the salary cost of 10 million euros for Inter in the next 5 years, which can be described as full of sincerity.
In fact, Chelsea, Newcastle and other clubs in the Premier League have asked Inter Milan about Lautaro, and are willing to meet his asking price of 10 million euros after tax, but the reason why Lautaro would rather cut his salary than refuse the temptation of high salary is that Inter Milan can provide him with 3 off-field factors.
First, what you earn at Inter will not be less than that of the Premier League. It seems that 2 million euros a year before tax is a lot, but considering the plight of Chelsea and Newcastle clubs, the ability to compete for various honorary indicators in the future is far less than that of Inter Milan, who are already the hegemon of Serie A. In fact, just the appearance fee, goal bonus, promotion bonus, championship bonus, Lautaro got a figure of far more than 1 million euros at Inter this year.
Second, in the post-Messi era, Lautaro, who is worth 110 million euros, is Argentina's well-deserved number one star, and he is qualified and necessary to represent his country and compete for various awards in world football. Whether it is the top scorer, the best team in the league, the Champions League, the best player, or even the Ballon d'Or World Footballer, this is what Lautaro should strive for in the next five years, and as the captain of Inter, the absolute tactical and attacking core is obviously the ideal place for him to compete for honors.
Third, and most importantly, is the temptation to become a legend at Inter. As one of the most humane clubs in continental football, Inter Milan is one of the few clubs that has officially organized a team of legendary stars to participate in competitions everywhere, so that these old stars can still receive appearance fees after retirement.
And the most recent generations of Inter's dressing room leaders, such as vice-president Zanetti, captain Handanovic and Ranocchia, who officially retired last year, have all offered development opportunities to help them develop their careers in the post-player era in the field of management and coaching.
A player like Lautaro, who has played for Inter Milan for at least 12 years and is likely to be at the end of his career, will have the opportunity to compete with Meazza for Inter's all-time goal records, and is also the team's meritorious captain, he will have access to all kinds of resources for the club, which will surpass Handanovic and Ranocchia, and have the opportunity to compete with Zanetti.
Obviously, becoming an iconic figure of a century-old giant like Inter Milan has a deep attraction for Lautaro, which is the fundamental reason why he gave up taking risks in other leagues in search of a high salary.