{"id":575474,"date":"2026-08-05T11:32:14","date_gmt":"2026-08-05T11:32:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/575474\/"},"modified":"2026-08-05T11:32:14","modified_gmt":"2026-08-05T11:32:14","slug":"inter-milan-reject-massive-e40m-brentford-bid-for-aleksandar-stankovic-as-cristian-chivu-builds-around-young-star","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/575474\/","title":{"rendered":"Inter Milan reject massive \u20ac40m Brentford bid for Aleksandar Stankovic as Cristian Chivu builds around young star"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A primary reason for Inter\u2019s refusal to sell lies in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.goal.com\/en\/lists\/a-star-in-the-making-aleksandar-stankovic-earns-massive-praise-from-inter-boss-chivu\/bltb4f7265875187ee4\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-affiliate-type=\"NONE\">the tactical vision of Chivu<\/a>. The Romanian tactician has been utilizing the pre-season to integrate Stankovic into a specific role within his five-man midfield. Specifically, the youngster is being groomed as the primary deputy to Hakan Calhanoglu. Finding a reliable alternative for the Turkish international has been a priority for the coaching staff, as previous experiments involving Piotr Zielinski, Henrikh Mkhitaryan, and even Nicolo Barella in the deep-lying playmaker role have yielded mixed results. Stankovic offers a natural fit for the position, combining technical security with the tactical discipline Chivu demands.<\/p>\n<p>The trust placed in Stankovic is described as unconditional by those close to the training ground. By keeping him in the squad, Chivu secures a vital tactical insurance policy for a long campaign across multiple competitions. However, this decision creates a ripple effect in the market. Inter remain heavily interested in Liverpool\u2019s Curtis Jones, a player Chivu admires immensely for his energy and versatility. The English midfielder is viewed as an ideal addition, but the central areas are currently overcrowded.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A primary reason for Inter\u2019s refusal to sell lies in the tactical vision of Chivu. The Romanian tactician&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":575475,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[260357,20908,85,22069,46,2619,25548,105,9461],"class_list":["post-575474","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-sports","tag-a-stankovic","tag-brentford","tag-il","tag-inter","tag-israel","tag-premier-league","tag-serie-a","tag-sports","tag-transfers"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/575474","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=575474"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/575474\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/575475"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=575474"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=575474"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=575474"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}