Romano: Akanji has great respect for Milan, but he wanted to play in the Champions League so he chose to join Inter Milan

October 21st In the "LaTrattativa" podcast, Romano talked about the reasons why Akanji rejected Milan's choice to join Inter Milan this summer.

He said: "I can tell you a story about Akanji joining Inter Milan. Inter Milan has actually locked him in for the summer of 2026. At that time, there was a rough verbal agreement between the club and Akanji to introduce him at that point in time, and he has always been on the candidate list. But I cannot disclose this information before, because a lot may change within a year. I felt that I should wait and cannot reveal such future news in advance. "Later, Pavard opened the door to Marseille, and Inter Milan began to pursue Akanji. If I had disclosed this information earlier, it might have given the impression that I had already known that the club was paying attention to this player... Akanji was actually one of Milan's options, but he really wanted to play in the Champions League. Although he has great respect for Milan, he really wanted to play in the Champions League. This was the main reason for his rejection of Milan."