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INTER BENCH: HE HAS MET THE PRESIDENT

The former Genoa coach is now the favorite.

Moratti: "We are evaluating.  And what if Leonardo returns?"

The hypotheses of Quique Sanchez Flores and Mihajlovic remain.

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Meeting with Gasperini.  Moratti: "A serious person but I have not decided yet."

The former coach of Genoa has the advantage over other candidates.

The president of surprise: "I could also recall Leonardo."

Milan - Gian Piero Gasperini and Inter are now very close.  The turning point took place yesterday after a very successful meeting between the coach, Massimo Moratti, technical director Marco Branca and sporting director Piero Ausilio: first meeting with all four after ten days of coach hunting.  Before making the final decision, Inter president, however, does not want to think it would be a good choice but he wants it to be a very good one.  With Gasperini, it must take the right kind of feeling (Mourinho is the sponsor of former Genoa coach and has spoken about him emphatically) and Moratti wants to let the feelings settle after the first real face-to-face with Gasperini.  If things going forward as it should, Gasperini, today, could free himself from Genoa.  At that point, Palazzo Saras could also make its own announcement.  Otherwise there would be another delay, and those on the notebooks of Marco Branca are still, effectively, in the running.  In this cause, there are Quique Sanchez Flores, Rudi Garcia and Delio Rossi.  Hiddink and Mihajlovic are more unlikely.

The day After the morning in which he, once again, exercised his right to remain silent, Massimo Moratti in the afternoon entered his office later than usual at 17:45: "A meeting with Gasperini? You just have bad information."  Instead, in an area near by, he had already met with the coach and the chat was positive.  To Gasperini, like any other candidates with whom there were contacts, the situation at Inter was explained thoroughly: with the looming of the financial fair play, no shopping sprees, lower wages and the focus on younger players.  Therefore, Inter must enter the transfer market selling players eventually.  The coach did not make any special requests and has the advantage of having already coached Milito, Kharja, Ranocchia and Thiago Motta.  And the fifth could also be added with Criscito...  Financial details of the contract are not available yet but since he made 1.2 million at Genoa, you can expect it to be increased to 1.5 or 2 million a year.  One year contract with an option for a second season.

Leonardo variable Moratti, however, admitted of a meeting at the end of his day: "The circle is tightening around Gasperini? There is an evaluation of him as a person which also is very serious and a great professional.  But I have not decided.  What was our impression of him?  It is based on what he has done in recent years.  There are always alternatives and there's also the fact that Leonardo is still our coach. I'd like to remind people of that. It's not that Leonardo has left or sought to leave.  He's had the freedom to see whether there was a possibility, which is not entirely football-related, because it was something that was no longer his job, but another job.  But in any case he remains our coach and I could recall him whatever happens.  Are there conditions for him to return to Milan?  Of course."  Leonardo will not return as Inter coach, this is obvious, but the Brazilian has yet to sign for PSG waiting for transfer money from the new owners.  Everything is pro Gasperini.  As soon as Leonardo is released, Inter will announce his heir.

Quique, Guus and Sinisa Gasperni's competitions for the Inter job remains but they are moving out of the picture.  Despite his sponsor has given up another run for re-election and the opening of his agent ("If they want, Inter should call Turkey"), Guus Hiddink is still far away.  Quique Sanchez Flores is free and was recently sacked by Atletico Madrid.  Yesterday, there was a rumor, unconfirmed, of an imminent blitz of Branca to Spain for him. 

Figo to Guardiola Now that the casting is closing, come to the surface some of the ideas flashed by the Inter directors at this time.  One came from Luis Figo.  The great player called to lead his former teammates from the bench, to Guardiola.  Pep remains the top of the wishes for next season when Spalletti and perhaps even Mourinho will be free.  Unless Gasperini becomes the Allegri of Mourinho and they both live happily ever after.

Source: Gazzetta dello Sport