Inter make official announcement of contract with French striker Thuram

Inter Milan, third in the Italian football league, announced on Saturday that it had signed French international striker Marcus Thuram on a free transfer following the expiration of his contract with Borussia Mönchengladbach.

“Marcus Thuram has always run fast to reach his goals and overcome all obstacles,” the Italian club said in a statement, adding: “His story is closely linked to that of Inter in October 2020. When Thuram made his Champions League debut. at the San Siro against Inter.

For his part, the striker of the national team (10 international matches), the son of the former international defender of Parma and Juventus, the 1998 world champion Lilian Thuram, announced on his Instagram account that he had signed a five-year contract. , while the Italian media indicated that he would receive 6.5 million euros per season.

The 26-year-old striker, who scored 13 goals in the German league last season and finished second in the World Cup with his country, was a candidate for a transfer to Paris Saint-Germain, but abandoned the French champions and decided to join the ranks of Inter Milan. , who finished second in the Champions League this year.

Inter will become the fourth team in Thuram’s professional career after Sochaux (2015-2017) and Guingamp (2017-2019), the French, and Borussia Mönchengladbach (2019-2023).

Thuram, who has gradually turned into an attacking center after playing as a winger for a long time, will form an attacking duo at Inter with Argentine world champion Lautaro Martinez following the departure of Bosnian veteran Edin Dzeko to Turkey’s Fenerbahce.

Source: agencies