The first choice goalkeeper of Italian Serie A side Udinese Maduka Okoye has opened up on the reported summer interest in his services from Italian Serie A side Inter Milan.
Champions Inter Milan were reportedly keen on signing the 25 year old Nigeria international who made his mark in the second half of last season, helping the team to beat the drop to the second division.
Okoye was asked in an interview about the interest in his services from the Italian giants and he revealed that talks were held between both teams, but Udinese asking price was a bit too much for the champions. He ended up by ruling out a January move when the window opens after signing an extended contract with his present team.
“Yes, it was a concrete thing and it also caused quite a stir. Udinese wanted €15 million. There was a bit of coming and going. I felt ahead for a while, but, in the end, the choice fell on Genoa’s Josep Martínez.
“Martínez’s release clause obviously facilitated the negotiation from Inter’s point of view.”
“I’m not sad about this, I’m happy to continue to be at Udinese,” he continued.
“Surely Inter would have been a dream, but I don’t stress and I will continue to look ahead.
“With hard work and consistent performance, something like this can definitely happen again. However, I don’t see myself at another club in January.
