Zlatan Ibrahimovic would not be allowed to
leave Inter Milan for less than £76.6million and could be replaced
by Karim Benzema, according to president Massimo
Moratti.
Ibrahimovic's future is the subject of conjecture and a summer
move to Barcelona has been mooted, although Inter have stressed
they would prefer to keep the Swedish striker.
Moratti remains keen on retaining the attacker's services, and
stated that he rates Ibrahimovic as a better player than reported
Real Madrid target Franck Ribery, who currently plies his trade for
Bayern Munich.
"If it is true that Bayern Munich have placed a €70million
(£59.5m) tag on Ribery, then I will need to ask a minimum of
€90million (for Ibrahimovic)," Moratti told Gazzetta dello
Sport.
"If we are talking about Barcelona I think (Barcelona president)
Laporta is far away from the mega-investment policy that Real
Madrid have made so far.
"No offer has been made for Ibrahimovic. Perhaps it will arrive
tomorrow or it will come from another place (not Barcelona), but as
of today, there isn't one.
"I reiterate that I would gladly keep Ibrahimovic," said
Moratti. "Ibrahimovic is at Inter and Ibrahimovic is the best, in
my opinion."
It has been suggested Lyon striker Benzema could replace
Ibrahimovic at the Stadio Giuseppe Meazza should he be sold during
the transfer window.
"There is a bit of truth in this option," Moratti told
L'Equipe.
"We don't want to be taken by surprise in the case Ibra was to
move on. Benzema is a strong player, he is talented. But to me,
Ibra is a better player than him."
Meanwhile, right-back Maicon appears set to stay at Inter,
despite recent speculation linking the Brazilian with a switch to
Real.
Moratti added: "As for Maicon, he will stay. Sometimes
declarations are suggested or directly made by agents. The player
has not told us anything."
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