{"id":619162,"date":"2022-11-08T10:02:51","date_gmt":"2022-11-08T15:02:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/?p=619162"},"modified":"2022-11-08T10:02:51","modified_gmt":"2022-11-08T15:02:51","slug":"manchester-united-dealt-milan-skriniar-blow","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/11\/08\/manchester-united-dealt-milan-skriniar-blow\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Conversations Progressing Well\u2019: Manchester United Dealt Blow in Pursuit of \u2018Incredible Defender&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/11\/06\/brentford-striker-ivan-toney-gambling-allegations\/\" target=\"_self\">Manchester United<\/a> target Milan Skriniar is <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FabrizioRomano\/status\/1589590853680791552?s=20&amp;t=g5UxGHp5Tch4pyrwhdKhnQ\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">having positive conversations with Inter Milan<\/a> over the prospect of signing a new long-term contract, as per their vice president Javier Zanetti. The centre-back was also linked <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/09\/19\/paris-saint-germain-milan-skriniar\/\" target=\"_self\">with a summer move to PSG<\/a>\u00a0but appears to be happy to stay with the Italian side.<\/p>\n<h2>Manchester United Target Milan Skriniar Discussing New Inter Milan Contract<\/h2>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Inter vice president Javier Zanetti on Milan \u0160kriniar contract expiring: \u201cWe are in talks to extend his contract as conversations are progressing well\u201d. \ud83d\udea8\ud83c\uddf8\ud83c\uddf0 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Inter?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#Inter<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe hope to get it done and signed soon\u201d, Zanetti added following links with Man Utd and PSG for \u0160kriniar. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/3EU8JBYqvm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/3EU8JBYqvm<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FabrizioRomano\/status\/1589590853680791552?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">November 7, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3>Inter Vice President Javier Zanetti Gives Update on Skriniar\u2019s Contract<\/h3>\n<p>Fabrizio Romano has confirmed the <a href=\"https:\/\/thepeoplesperson.com\/2022\/11\/07\/manchester-united-make-contact-for-inter-milan-defender-milan-skriniar-255028\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Manchester side&#8217;s links<\/a> with a move for the 27-year-old centre-back, who has been one of Serie A&#8217;s most promising defenders over the last few years. But Zanetti appears to have put out the exit links for the centre-back by confirming his stance on signing a new deal with them as his current one expires next year.<\/p>\n<p>Zanetti said: &#8220;We are in talks to extend his contract as conversations are progressing well. We hope to get it done and signed soon.&#8221; Well, this is definitely a blow to the Red Devils and their hopes of signing the centre-back anytime soon.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read More<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/11\/07\/manchester-united-cody-gakpo-secret-meeting\/\" target=\"_self\">Manchester United Held \u2018Secret Meeting\u2019 Over Cody Gakpo Signing<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Paris Saint-Germain were also keen on signing the Slovakia international in the summer transfer window to bolster their own backline but <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/07\/19\/paris-saint-germain-far-milan-skriniar\/\" target=\"_self\">refused to pay the kind of money<\/a> which the Serie A side wanted to let him go.<\/p>\n<h3>Skriniar\u2019s Career So Far Recapped<\/h3>\n<p>The Slovakian defender started to get recognition after he moved to the Serie A in 2014 when Sampdoria signed him from MSK Zilina. He played two seasons for the club before being signed by Inter for a fee of around \u20ac20 million, plus striker Gianluca Caprari in a swap deal.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read More<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/10\/31\/major-update-lionel-messis-future\/\" target=\"_self\">Lionel Messi Could Leave Psg to Join Inter Miami in 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Skriniar has since gone on to become a mainstay for the <em>Nerazzurri<\/em>, making 234 appearances for them. He&#8217;s also won the Serie A title as well as the Coppa Italia with the side and was named the Slovak Footballer of the Year three consecutive times from 2019 to 2021.<\/p>\n<p>Dubbed <a href=\"https:\/\/sempreinter.com\/2021\/03\/30\/milan-skriniars-ex-teammate-adam-zilak-he-started-as-a-striker-now-an-incredible-defender-for-inter\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">an &#8216;incredible defender&#8217;<\/a> by his former teammate Adam Zilak, the 27-year-old seems intent on staying with Inter rather than joining a club like United or PSG.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Manchester United target Milan Skriniar is having positive conversations with Inter Milan over the prospect of signing a new long-term contract, as per their vice president Javier Zanetti. The centre-back was also linked with a summer move to PSG\u00a0but appears to be happy to stay with the Italian side. 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