Correction on Thohir’s interview on Ozil and Joao Mario

Earlier today we reported that Inter president Erik Thohir has revealed the interest of Inter in Mesut Ozil. We are here to rectify that news providing the correct translation of Thoir’s interview who spoke about the Arsenal star but only to deny that he will be moving to Inter in a swap deal with Joao Mario.

“The news about Ozil - Joao Mario exchange is just a gossip”, Thoir said. “Inter have a good team right now and of course need more improvement. However, it's just too early to talk about new players, Unlike the summer transfer market, the winter market has a high risk. For example when Inter bought Podolski and Shaqiri they failed to meet expectations so we decided to release them in the summer.”

Inter are interested in signing an attacking midfielder in January and several names are being linked with a move to the San Siro. Calciomercato.com exclusively reported yesterday that Ozil has been offered to Inter although the nerazzurri rejected the chance to sign him due to his high salary.

Thanks to nerazzurriale.com for the translation from Indonesian