Inter Milan terminates Joao Mario’s contract to avoid a 30 million euro fine

DBasia.news – Inter Milan did not run out of ideas to avoid a penalty worth 30 million euros or around Rp. 514 billion for the transfer of Joao Mario. Inter chose to terminate the player’s contract first.

Inter Milan is making savings to reduce the club’s spending burden. Understandably, Inter’s movement regarding finances has been limited due to reduced income due to the corona virus pandemic.

In addition, Suning as the owner can no longer inject funds. The Chinese government no longer makes sports a priority investment.

As a result, one of the paths taken by Inter Milan is overhauling. Inter will release a number of players who are considered not to be included in the plan.

The player on the list is Joao Mario. The Portuguese player’s career was mostly on loan.

Indeed, Inter have reached an agreement with Sporting regarding the transfer of Joao Mario. However, after waiting two months, Sporting never closed the negotiations. Sporting actually lowered the offer from 7 million euros to 3.5 million euros.

Inter also acted quickly by offering Joao Mario to another club. The offer was welcomed by Benfica.

Unfortunately, when Inter purchased Joao Mario from Sporting a few years ago, there was a clause that prevented Joao Mario from moving to the Portuguese club. If violated, Inter must pay a penalty worth 30 million euros.

Inter stayed calm. The Nerazzurri chose to terminate Joao Mario’s contract. That way, the midfielder can go to Benfica without worrying about being fined.

The deal does appear detrimental for Inter. La Beneamata lost around 6.5 million euros from the potential sale of Joao Mario.

However, on the other hand, Inter also saved expenses of up to 5 million euros which came from Joao Mario’s gross salary. In addition, Benfica reportedly has the potential to purchase Inter Milan young players at a high price as compensation for Joao Mario’s free transfer.