'We will see' - Simone Inzaghi hints at potential Inter departure after humiliating Champions League loss with Al-Hilal leading two Premier League giants in race for Italian's signature

Inzaghi has been managing Inter since 2021 and has won several trophies, including a Serie A title. But losing the Champions League final twice in the last three years has now left the Italian coach devastated as he hinted he could leave Inter this summer, amid interest from Al-Hilal, Newcastle United and Tottenham.

Speaking to reporters, Inzaghi said: "As I was saying before to your colleague, I cannot answer this question now. I came here out of respect for you, for politeness, because I am hurting from a sporting point of view. It's not the right time to talk about the future. We are extremely disappointed, and since July of last year we've played 58 or 59 games, we got to this final match, so it's awkward to talk about my future now.

"Again, we are extremely disappointed. We will be talking about the fact that we won no silverware this year, but these players deserve great credit because they gave it their very best shot, and we suffered a lot of injuries. I wouldn't change these players for anyone else."

According to journalist Tancredi Palmeri, Al-Hilal are currently leading the race over Spurs and the Magpies as the Saudi giants are desperate to find top quality head coach before the Club World Cup next month. Palmeri told talkSPORT: "The situation is that Al Hilal offered him £25 million per season for two seasons. I can tell you that he had advanced contacts with both Newcastle and Tottenham, but at the same time, the priority for him is to stay at Inter. Obviously, if we talk on a financial level, nobody can compete with the salary that Al Hilal are offering. But the Premier League is always a great temptation, and at the same time, I must tell you that Inzaghi already rejected Liverpool last summer and Manchester United in October."

He added: "The priority for him is Inter, but things are not done because he will have a meeting, probably on Tuesday, with Inter’s management, and he will ask for guarantees about the transfer window. For the whole four years, he hasn’t had a proper transfer window - imagine Inter playing the second Champions League final in three years and after all of this - considering who they signed, they cashed in 180 million. He’s been doing miracles, but he’s been saying, ‘After we lose I’m blamed, I want to be given the proper tools to fight to go forward in every competition, maybe then we’ll lose, but give me a proper transfer window’."

The Serie A side will be back in action next month in the US as they face Club Monterrey in their Club World Cup opener on June 18.