' Inter Milan make offer to Cardiff '

Inter Milan make offer to take Cardiff City midfielder Gary Medel on loan for season

Tuesday Jul 08, 2014

By Chris Wathan


The man Ole Gunnar Solskjaer openly admits is too good for the Championship has become a target for clubs across Europe


Italian giants Inter Milan have stepped up their attempts to land Cardiff City’s Gary Medel by making an offer to sign him on loan for the 2014-15 season.

The man Ole Gunnar Solskjaer openly admits is too good for the Championship has become a target for clubs across Europe following his stunning World Cup performances for Chile in Brazil.

And reports in Italy say Inter have made their move by offering to take Medel on loan for the season with an option to buy in 12 months’ time.

Some media outlets claim the transfer is close to completion, although we understand the Bluebirds aren't overly keen on letting their midfield powerhouse go out on loan.



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Medel became the Bluebirds’ record-signing when he switched from Sevilla in an £11m deal a year ago and Cardiff chairman Mehmet Dalman has already stated the club will look to recoup much of the cash they paid out for the player dubbed ‘El Pitbull’.

Cardiff are bracing themselves for the loss of the 26-year-old with boss Solskjaer having recently admitted he is powerless to stop stars such as Medel and Steven Caulker – who have relegation clauses in their contracts – quitting South Wales following the club’s drop out of the Premier League.

But it is thought it would still take a sizeable fee to trigger that escape clause for Medel, whose Brazil 2014 exploits have made him an idol in his homeland.




Chile's own President Michelle Bachelet posed for a selfie with the player while a street was recently named after the Bluebird.

Medel recently told reporters in Chile that he hoped “doors had opened” for him after his displays in Brazil, admitting that the prospect of moving to Italy appealed to him.

Juventus have been reported as being among the interested parties for Medel along with Valencia – who are also thought to have made a loan bid for the player, former club Sevilla, Celta Vigo and Turkish outfit Besiktas, although that was played down last week by coach Slaven Bilic.

Medel is currently undergoing treatment for the thigh-injury suffered before Chile’s epic second-round clash with Brazil, one that reduced the hard-man midfielder to tears as the pain took its toll in extra-time before the hosts went though on penalties.

Solskjaer, who oversaw Cardiff’s first pre-season fixture last night as the Bluebirds beat Welsh Premier League side Carmarthen Town, expects Medel to be back in South Wales in three weeks’ time.

Loan with an option to buy? Hell no.

After the World Cup he has had he will never be more valuable than he is now. Which is why it would be financially risky not to sell this summer. Even if a loan situation is tempting, we should sell.

Loan with an option to buy? Hell no.

After the World Cup he has had he will never be more valuable than he is now. Which is why it would be financially risky not to sell this summer. Even if a loan situation is tempting, we should sell.

Totally agree, very little benifit in loaning him with the right to buy.

If we want to get the most money as possible back for him know is the time to sell after a good world cup. I think loaning him out might be a good option if all goes well this season and we are promoted back up but its weather he wants to play at Cardiff anymore even if we are in prem.

But loaning him out with option to buy after 12 months no chance whos to say he wont have a outstanding season at inter and is worth more then what the fee we agreed on.

If he goes out on loan and is unfortunate enough to get a nasty injury, then we get Feck all.

We should tell them where to go.

If they want him so bad then they will need to buy him. This try before you buy is only a gamble on our side not Inter's so is not in our best interests.

If he goes out on loan and is unfortunate enough to get a nasty injury, then we get Feck all.

id imagine we would have some sort of insurance to cover that.......

Definitely no to a loan deal,either sell or keep him.
I'd like to see him stay,the more quality we have the better the chance of getting back to the premier.

4 years ago, they won the champions league and now they only offer a loan for a championship division player?