The Romanian coach of the Italian club Inter Milan, Christian Kivu, wants to “keep the club on the top”, admitting during its official presentation, on Monday, that “a new era began” after the departure of Simone Enzagi.
“I do not look at the past, and we have no intention to take revenge,” said Kivu. Simply inherited a team and a commitment: keeping it on top. ”
He continued: «We will do our best to achieve this goal. This group has proven its unity and desire to stay on the top of Italian and European football. ”
“A new era begins with a new coach, with a more vertical playing style, but we have a group of players with value and experience.”
Inter, who achieved the domestic league title for the twentieth time in its history in 2024, failed to maintain its title after he lost it by one point from last season’s champion Napoli, before he suffered a heavy loss to Paris Saint-Germain in the Champions League final (0-5).
In the aftermath, his coach, Simoni Enzagi, has decided to leave his position and join the Saudi Crescent.
The appointment of Kivu, whose experience was limited to the local league coach, surprised only 13 games, during which he supervised Parma, many observers.
But the decision was the defense of the club president, Bibi Maruta, “contrary to what I read or heard, Christian was not an alternative option. He is the coach we wanted and the leader who will open a new page for us. ”
“He has an advantage compared to the rest: the club knows and its values, he defended its colors and trained in it,” Maruta added.
Kivu, 44, a former Roman international, played in Inter shirt from 2007 to 2014, before the start of his training career inside the walls of “Nerazzurri”, starting with the youth team from 2018 to 2021, then at the head of the reserve team from 2021 to 2024.
“We start with the previous aspirations itself,” Maruta added. We want to win, this is the goal of the owners, the board of directors and the coach. ”
He also confirmed that negotiations are underway with Atalanta to sign Nigerian striker Adimula Likman.
