{"id":58217,"date":"2025-08-10T18:31:08","date_gmt":"2025-08-10T18:31:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/58217\/"},"modified":"2025-08-10T18:31:08","modified_gmt":"2025-08-10T18:31:08","slug":"not-signing-khvicha-kvaratskhelia-my-biggest-mistake-at-inter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/58217\/","title":{"rendered":"Not signing Khvicha Kvaratskhelia my biggest mistake at Inter"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Piero Ausilio describes not signing Khvicha Kvaratskhelia as his \u201cbiggest regret\u201d as Sporting Director of Inter Milan.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking to Milan-based newspaper Gazzetta dello Sport, via <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fcinternews.it\/in-primo-piano\/ausilio-dal-grave-infortunio-alla-dirigenza-dell-inter-ecco-i-colpi-di-cui-vado-fiero-l-errore-kvaratskhelia-988770\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">FCInterNews<\/a>, Ausilio also named Matteo Kovacic and Marcelo Brozovic as the signings he is \u201cproudest\u201d of.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sempreinter.com\/2025\/07\/19\/inter-milan-chief-piero-ausilio-important-strong-players-still-here\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Piero Ausilio<\/a> has had a long journey as Sporting Director of Inter Milan.<\/p>\n<p>And during that time, it would be fair to say that there have been many ups and downs.<\/p>\n<p>The last few years have seen Ausilio form a formidable partnership with Nerazzurri President and CEO Beppe Marotta. The pair have been the architects of Inter\u2019s successful transfer strategy.<\/p>\n<p>Inter have pulled off no shortage of successful transfer deals during that time. All largely operating within tight financial constraints.<\/p>\n<p>That does not mean, however, that the Nerazzurri have never missed out or failed to take advantage of opportunities in the transfer market.<\/p>\n<p>Ausilio: \u201cNot Signing Khvicha Kvaratskhelia My Biggest Regret\u201d At Inter<a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Inter-Milan-Sporting-Director-Piero-Ausilio-2.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Inter-Milan-Sporting-Director-Piero-Ausilio-2.jpg\" class=\"lazyload lazyload wp-image-477468 has-webp size-large\" alt=\"Inter Milan Sporting Director Piero Ausilio\"  data- style=\"aspect-ratio:4920\/3280;max-width:2048px\"\/><\/a>UDINE, ITALY \u2013 SEPTEMBER 18:Piero Ausilio of FC Internazionale during the Serie A match between Udinese Calcio and FC Internazionale at Dacia Arena on September 18, 2022 in Udine, Italy. (Photo by Alessandro Sabattini\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n<p>Asked his biggest regret of his time at Inter, Ausilio named \u201cnot signing Kvaratskhelia.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut I\u2019m not the only one who made that mistake,\u201d the veteran executive noted.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe was offered to a lot of big clubs in Italy.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s just that we played with a 3-5-2 shape,\u201d Ausilio noted. \u201cAnd he\u2019s a player for a 4-3-3, so that\u2019s why we didn\u2019t sign him.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Ausilio named \u201cKovacic and Brozovic\u201d as the deals he\u2019s proudest of.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd then Onana. We signed him on a free transfer and sold him for \u20ac55 million a year later.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Piero Ausilio describes not signing Khvicha Kvaratskhelia as his \u201cbiggest regret\u201d as Sporting Director of Inter Milan. 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