Inter's Future Renewals: Dimarco Leads Contract Talks

Inter have tied down Pio Esposito until 2031. Now comes the hard part.

According to Corriere dello Sport, the deal for the young forward has simply opened the next chapter at Appiano Gentile: a full-scale season of renewals. Once the summer transfer window shuts, the club hierarchy will dive straight into a packed agenda of contract talks designed to secure the backbone of Simone Inzaghi’s squad for years to come. The idea is clear: no distractions, no late drama, no avoidable tension.

Dimarco at the front of the queue

First on the list: Federico Dimarco.

The left-back, symbol of Inter’s 21st Scudetto and reigning Scudetto MVP, is under contract until 2027, with a club option to extend for another year. On paper, that gives Inter plenty of protection. In reality, everyone at the club knows his status demands a new framework.

Dimarco is understood to be ready to sit down and talk about a longer deal. The key point is his salary: he currently earns around 4 million euros and is hoping to move up to 5 million, a figure he believes better reflects his importance and output in a title-winning side. Inter, for their part, are calm. The relationship is strong, the player is fully locked in on the pitch, and both sides are moving toward the same target—rewarding a homegrown star without breaking the wage structure.

Carlos Augusto weighs minutes against money

Running alongside Dimarco’s case is a more nuanced one: Carlos Augusto.

Talks with the Brazilian have been ongoing for months, with Inter putting a pay rise on the table to around 3 million euros. The numbers are there. The question is his role.

Under Cristian Chivu, the competition on the left is fierce, with Alessandro Bastoni and Dimarco ahead of him in the pecking order in various setups. Augusto must decide whether the project—fighting for trophies but accepting a rotation role—matches his own ambitions for regular minutes. Inter are prepared to reward him, but not at the cost of disrupting a carefully balanced squad hierarchy.

Calhanoglu enters a decisive year

In midfield, a different kind of clock is ticking.

Hakan Calhanoglu has officially entered the final year of his contract. That alone sharpens the urgency, but his status makes it critical. Club president Beppe Marotta has already gone public in underlining how central the playmaker is to Inter’s “historical project.”

This is not just about keeping a key starter. It is about anchoring the identity of a team built around his control, his set pieces, his rhythm. Letting that situation drift is not an option, and the coming weeks will be decisive in turning public praise into signatures and guarantees.

A long horizon of decisions

Beyond the headline cases, Inter’s board are staring at a long and delicate renewal map stretching toward 2028.

Core pillars such as Alessandro Bastoni, Marcus Thuram, Manuel Akanji and Piotr Zielinski will all require strategic planning over the next seasons. Each file brings its own mix of age profile, physical load, and financial weight. Each one shapes what Inter can be in three or four years’ time.

This is not a short-term tidy-up. It is the construction of Inter’s next cycle, piece by piece, contract by contract.

At San Siro, the transfer window may close, but the real work—the quiet, relentless work of building a squad’s future—never really stops.