Ausilio clears up Fabregas meeting: Chivu was already the pick
The Inter sporting director says he was in London to scout a player and that Chivu had already been chosen before he sat down with the Como coach.
Piero Ausilio, Inter's sporting director, has cleared up his meeting with Cesc Fabregas in England at the Social Football Summit. According to TuttoMercatoWeb, the executive said he flew to London to follow a player, and that his chat with the Como coach was a secondary matter.
Ausilio recalled that when Fabregas began his spell at Como, he asked to visit Appiano Gentile to meet Inzaghi and the directors and learn how Inter had become so successful. That led to a relationship built on lunches and coffees, which carried on through Inzaghi's years in charge.
As for Cristian Chivu, Ausilio insists the Romanian knew he had been chosen as coach and was also aware of that meeting. According to the director, the decision had already been made.
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