Inter preparing Simone Inzaghi renewal until 2028

On October 4 2022, Inter saw themselves going up against Barcelona. The 'Nerazzurri' headed into the clash off the back of two successive defeats after losing 3-1 to Udinese and then 1-2 to Roma. With the team sitting seven points away from the summit of the Italian top flight and risking elimination from Group C of the Champions League, the pressure was on for Simone Inzaghi. But he won. And everything changed.

That same Inter went on to win the Italian Supercup and reach the Champions League final, losing out by 1-0 after a hard-fought battle with Manchester City. Thus, the criticism of Inzaghi was reduced to almost none. In the present day, the Italian has won a 'Scudetto', two Italian Cups and three Supercups, and is now on course to seal his future beyond 2026.

According to 'Gazzetta dello Sport', Inter are preparing to renew the 48-year-old for two more years his stay in Milan increase until June 30 2028. Until now, the reigning Serie A champions have only put one-year deals on offer for the head coach, but they are now set to deviate from that tradition, seeing him as part of the future at the Giuseppe Meazza.

The idea is for the former Lazio manager to pen the deal at the end of the season. Inter want Inzaghi to be able to work next term in full tranquillity and without the tension of having entered the final year of his contract, which expires in June 2026. On Inzaghi's potential renewal, club president Beppe Marotta said: "There is every reason to imagine that he can continue with us."

It is worth noting that Inter are not used to committing to long-term projects with their manager. 20 head coaches have been at the helm in the 21st century and Inzaghi is the one that has lasted the most after Roberto Mancini, who led the 20-time Scudetto winners between 2004 and 2008. In the upcoming season, the Piacenza-born boss will celebrate his fifth campaign at Inter, a milestone putting him next to club icons Eugenio Bersellini (1977-1982) and Giovanni Trapattoni (1986-1991).

By signing until 2028, the 'Demone' would increase his tenure to seven years, thus overtaking Virgilio Fossati (1909-1915) and leaving him with just Helenio Herrera's record to beat. The Spaniard spent eight years in charge of Inter (1960-1968), with the likes of Luis Suarez and Joaquin Peiro being part of his squad.

Having won silverware on six different occasions, Simone Inzaghi is the third most successful manager in Inter's history, sharing the podium place with six other coaches. But it could be just a matter of time before he reaches the seven-trophy mark to equal Jose Mourinho and Helenio Herrera. He passed up the opportunity to do so in January when he lost (2-3) the Italian Supercup to city rivals AC Milan. But he is still in the race to claim Serie A glory, sitting in first place with Napoli as his closest challenger, and also to triumph in Europe after reaching the Champions League quarter-finals.