Hammer turns back on Inter Milan
Technically Mario is contracted on loan as a Hammer until June 30th.
“I will not go back” to Inter, the truth is that I don’t like Serie A. I don’t want to try again,” Joao Mario revealed, speaking to Gazzetta dello Sport. I don’t have the necessary motivation, it’s an experience that’s over, no doubt. I’m not angry, I’m taking stock of the year and a half I spent in Milan. The idea is clear: I will not go back.
“I’m just honest, there’s no fire inside me to rekindle with the Nerazzurri. When I arrived I was fired-up for a project which seemed to be taking off, too bad it didn’t go that way.
“Who is to blame? Everyone and no-one. Inter and the environment there, probably all of Italian football, is not for me.
“It would be pointless to go back to Appiano Gentile [after the World Cup], even if I have a contract until 2021.
“I hope we can find a solution as soon as possible, maybe even before the end of the World Cup.
“In football, as in life, one must be honest in understanding when things end. And with Inter it’s over.”
“I’m evaluating things and the Premier League would be ideal, it’s a spectacular environment; a physical and technical competition at the same time. That’s the first idea, then La Liga. West Ham could be an idea, but now it’s too early to make a judgement.”