Inter Milan Reject Barcelona's Bid for Federico Dimarco
Inter Milan have sent a clear message after a nervy end to the transfer window: Federico Dimarco is not for sale. Not to Barcelona, not to anyone.
The Catalan club’s late push for the Italy international jolted the Nerazzurri hierarchy into action. What started as exploratory talks over a sensational left-back swap – Dimarco to Barcelona, Alejandro Balde to Inter – has instead accelerated plans to lock the 28-year-old down to a long-term future at San Siro.
Nothing came of the proposed exchange. But it was enough to sound the alarm in Milan.
According to La Gazzetta dello Sport, Inter are now working on a contract extension that would keep Dimarco at the club until 2030. He is currently under contract until 2027, with an option for one more year, yet that clause was never activated over the summer.
Dimarco did not hide his disappointment. "I was expecting the club to call me to talk to me after what I did last year," he said recently, a pointed reminder of his importance in Simone Inzaghi’s system and his rise into the elite bracket of left-backs.
Turning point in Madrid
The breakthrough came away from home. In Madrid, on the eve of Inter’s Champions League clash with Real, new sporting director Dario Baccin sat down with Dimarco’s agent Arturo Canales. That summit, reported in Italy, has given fresh momentum to the renewal.
The framework is being built around Dimarco’s current net salary of 4 million euros. It is a significant figure, but one Inter consider in line with his status as one of the standout left-backs in the game.
Barcelona, though, are not walking away from the situation. They are watching closely.
Hansi Flick has only one recognised left-back in his squad, Alejandro Balde, and the youngster is not currently central to the coach’s plans. That context explains why Dimarco’s name surfaced in the final days of the market, as revealed by Spanish newspaper Sport, and why Barça sounded out Inter over a possible deal.
For the Catalans, Dimarco offers exactly what they lack on that flank: proven quality, experience, and a player already at a mature, fully developed stage of his career. For Inter, he represents something else entirely – a cornerstone.
If the new deal runs to 2030 as planned, Barcelona may have to look elsewhere for their solution at left-back, while Dimarco settles in as one of the long-term faces of Inter’s project.
