Internazionale midfielder Patrick Vieira expects to end his playing career at the San Siro:

The France international, who joined Inter following former club Juventus' relegation to Serie B last summer, has revealed his contentment at the capital club.

Having made his name with Arsenal, Viera hinted that he had toyed with the idea of a return to England, but, at the age of 30, he cannot envisage making a move away from the Nerazzurri.

"I think I'll end my career with Inter," Vieira told the French press. "I don't think I'll go back to France or England.

"I don't know the Spanish league but, at my age, it could be difficult starting afresh.

"Anyway I'm at a really good club and I'm happy here."

Patrick Vieira has confirmed he would like to spend the rest of his career with Internazionale:

The France captain says he does not want to play in his homeland again, and also ruled out a spell in Spain before he retires.

Viera had a hugely successful time at Arsenal and although his love for the Premiership remains, he does not see himself returning to England.

At 31, the former Juventus midfielder is now settled in Italy and plans to retire as an Inter player in a few years' time.

"I am at a very good club, so I believe I will finish my career at Inter," Vieira told the French Football Federation's website.

"I don't think I would come back to play in France. Players who stay abroad for several years know how difficult it is to come back.

"I don't know the Spanish league, but at 31 years old, I can't imagine making a new life.

"I don't imagine a return to England either, where I experienced my most beautiful seasons.

"I feel young and I still have the desire go on."

Vieira will miss France's Euro 2008 qualifiers against Ukraine and Georgia next month because of serious knee troubles.

Zlatan Ibrahimovic was Inter’s hero this season, but his comments praising Luciano Moggi have soured their rapport. Samuel Eto’o is targeted as a replacement:

The Swede was their top scorer in a record-breaking Serie A campaign, netting 15 goals, and was widely hailed as one of the main reasons for their Scudetto triumph.

However, the relationship between the former Juventus striker and his club has taken a marked turn for the worse this week.

These statements infuriated the Inter directors and members of the side, so there are strong reports in this weekend’s newspapers that they are ready to sell Ibrahimovic.

Real Madrid have made their interest clear and are preparing an impressive cash bid, so the Nerazzurri are instead turning their attention to Barcelona hitman Eto’o.

This is bound to cause further controversy with rivals Milan, who have long viewed the Cameroon international as the alternative big summer signing to Ronaldinho.

Ibra praised disgraced ex-Bianconeri director general Moggi in an interview with ‘Libero’ newspaper and suggested Inter could learn from the figure at the centre of the Calciopoli scandal.

“My agent is currently negotiating a wage increase at Inter. I hope Massimo Moratti is as decisive now as when he signed me,” explained the former Ajax man.

“At Juve, they were a lot clearer on certain things. Moggi was removed because we won too much. It was all jealousy. When I arrived at Inter, the first thing I advised Moratti was to bring in Luciano and change their mentality. Luckily, we won anyway…”

The Nerazzurri have repeatedly noted that this Scudetto was the first “clean” title race in many years and that if they had not been damaged by Moggi’s machinations, then there would have been more trophies in their cabinet.

However, former Juventus star Ibrahimovic went against the grain of his teammates and instead says this record-breaking side was inferior to his in Turin.

“They are two great teams, but that Juve had something more. There was a sense of cohesion that still isn’t present at Inter,” he told the newspaper.

“Last year when someone played badly, the other teammates lifted him up. Here it is the opposite – whoever plays below par drags the rest of the squad down with him. Inter are still learning what it takes to be at the top.”

Inter Milan president Massimo Moratti is planning a shock bid for Chelsea striker Andriy Shevchenko:

After seeing former Inter star Ronaldo join AC Milan in January, Moratti is ready to upset the European champs by bringing one of their favourite old boys to the Neroazzurro.

Any formal approach by the oil baron to Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich will infuriate Milan directors, but Moratti believes all bets are off after not only the defection of Ronaldo, but also the way Rossoneri players mocked Inter's Scudetto triumph during last week's Champions League celebrations.

For now Inter coach Roberto Mancini is happy with his attacking options, but with Adriano's future still in doubt, Moratti would not hesitate to move for Shevchenko should the need arise.

Luis Figo could be staying with Internazionale after announcing he will not be joining Al-Ittihad this summer:

The Portuguese winger agreed to join the Middle East club at the turn of the year.

However, Al-Ittihad have not been able to honour some of the terms of the contract, something Figo is not happy about.

"Despite the agreement made on January 4 between the two parties, Al-Ittihad didn't complete the obligations agreed in the signed documents,"Figo said.

"With this being a unilateral violation, it is not possible to repair it."

The 34-year-old also announced that he plans to report the Arabian side to FIFA's Players Committee.

It remains to be seen if he now decides to sign a new deal with Inter, who he helped win the Serie A title this year.

Inter Milan chiefs go for Porto star Anderson, Nasri:

Inter Milan football chiefs Marco Branca and Lele Oriali are chasing Porto midfielder Anderson.

Gazzetta dello Sport says Inter are keen on the Brazilian as a replacement for Portuguese veteran Luis Figo.

Despite Figo's decision to pull out of a move to Saudi Arabia's Al-Ittihad, there are concerns inside Inter than rather sign a new deal with the new Serie A champs, the midfield ace will announce his retirement.

Inter have drawn up plans in the event they need to replace Figo and Anderson is front-and-centre in their thoughts. The Porto starlet has been followed by Inter since 2005, when he was named Player of the Tournament at the U17 World Championships ahead of Barcelona superkid Giovani dos Santos.

Along with Anderson, Olympique Marseille teenager Samir Nasri is also under consideration by Branca and Oriali as a successor for Figo.

Crespo = "Very happy":

Hernan Crespo, currently in Switzerland with the Argentine national team ahead of Saturday's international friendly in Basel, told inter.it of his satisfaction with the agreement reached between Inter and Chelsea.

"I am very happy. Staying at Inter was what I wanted," said Crespo, who will remain with the Nerazzurri for the second year of his loan deal.

"I would like to thank Chelsea first of all for their help, and Inter for confirming their faith in me."

Real Madrid raise Cassano swap for Inter Milan's Adriano:

Real Madrid sports chief Pedja Mijatovic has admitted interest in Inter Milan rebel striker Adriano.

"He has always impressed us positively," Mijatovic told AS. "I know him very well, I used to play with him when we were at Fiorentina.

"I rate him highly because I believe he has great potential, he can score from any position."

Mijatovic admitted a swap involving Real's Italian flop Antonio Cassano could be on.

"We know that Cassano wants to return to Italy, at the end of the term we will meet to see if we can grant the player's wish.

"Now however it is too early to discuss this issue, we want to focus on the last two matches of the campaign. We want and can win the championship," concluded Mijatovic.

Inter Milan wait with mega offer for Roma's Chivu:

Inter Milan are waiting to make a massive offer to Roma for defender Cristian Chivu.

Roma sports director Daniele Prade has informed Inter that no negotiations will be considered until he meets Chivu's agents, the Becali brothers, in Timisoara, Romania, next Wednesday.

If an agreement over a new contract can be found, Prade will tell Inter that Chivu is not for sale, otherwise the chance of the Romania international moving to Milan becomes a genuine prospect, says Gazzetta dello Sport.

Inter are ready to offer the outright signing of David Pizarro, who spent last season with Roma on-loan, plus Walter Samuel and wing-back Mariano Gonzalez in exchange for Chivu.

Gonzalez is owned by Palermo, but Inter have a purchase option on the Argentine, while they will also offer to cover around 40 per cent of Samuel's wages to help smooth the deal.

For his part, Samuel, who has two years left on his 2.6 million-a-season deal, has told close friends he would only leave Inter this summer for Roma.

SOCCER: Inter Milan or bust for Portuguese winger Inter Milan winger Luis Figo has ruled out the possibility of a move to Tottenham.

The 34-year-old admits his future at the San Siro is uncertain but has dismissed talk of a move to England or his native Portugal. He has previously been linked with a move to Saudi Arabia

"If I continue playing in Europe, I will only do so for Inter," he said on the Italian club`s website, www.inter.it.

"As for a possible transfer to Tottenham, I can say that there is no truth in this."

The Portugal legend, who will make a decision soon on whether he will continue playing, added: "I don`t have much time to decide and I know I have to do it quickly because the new season is around the corner.

"I will let everybody know when everything has been decided, but like I just said, if I continue playing in Europe I will only do so for Inter.

"There`s no possibility of me playing in England or Portugal."

Spurs boss Martin Jol is looking to bolster the left flank of his team and has already signed Gareth Bale from Southampton in a £10million deal.

He has also been linked with a striker as Mido has an uncertain future at the club, but a new addition to the Spurs attack would face fierce competition.

Jol`s other three strikers - Robbie Keane, Dimitar Berbatov and Jermain Defoe - scored more than 60 goals between them last season.

"We believe we have plenty of goals in the squad and have proved that," said Keane.

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Cagliari Demand Acquafresca And Andreolli for Suazo

It will be more difficult than expected for the Nerazzurri to sign David Suazo from Cagliari, as the President of the Rossoblu, Massimo Cellino, is not making life easy for Inter with his demands.

In fact, apart from the 10 million Euros for the player's services, Cellino also wants the part exchange of hot prospects Marco Andreolli (defender) and Robert Acquafresca (striker).

Both players are considered to be very talented and the Nerazzurri are hesitant in losing them. Andreolli even played with Inter's first team this season in certain matches and he can cover both the central and right role. He is considered to be one of the best rising defenders in the Italian scene.

On the other hand, Acquafresca was on loan with Treviso this past season and scored 10 goals for the Serie B outfit, thus confirming all the good things said about him.

Unless either side deciders to give in, the Suazo matter could go on for weeks.

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Inter's GK Toldo is linked up with a move to Lazio in the summer.

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Inter Milan demand Cassano in Real Madrid's Adriano offer

Real Madrid's interest in Adriano has alerted Inter Milan to the possibility of bringing Antonio Cassano to the San Siro.

Gazzetta dello Sport says Inter coach Roberto Mancini would welcome the chance to work with the Italy international, who has failed to settle in Madrid since his move from Roma 18 months ago.

Real sports chief Pedja Mijatovic met with Gilmar Veloz, Adriano's agent, last week and Inter are now waiting for the Spanish club to make a formal approach about the Brazilian's availability - with the intention of demanding Cassano be included in their offer.

Cristian Chivu appears closer to a move to Internazionale after talks with Roma about a contract extension failed.

The Romanian defender is contracted to the Giallorossi until 2008 and the club would like to keep him.

Roma reportedly offered Chivu a deal worth €2.5million a season but Chivu has requested at least €4million, which is said to be the sum promised by Inter.

Talks are expected to take place between the player's agent and Roma officials over the next couple of days but a transfer looks as though it will happen with Roma likely to prefer cashing in on the player now rather than risk losing him for a nominal fee in January or a free transfer next year.

Real Madrid, Barcelona, Milan and Juventus have all been linked with Chivu in the past, but Inter are favourites to capture him this summer.

Inter Milan in talks with Juventus striker Trezeguet

Inter Milan have held talks with the father and agent of Juventus striker David Trezeguet.

Tgcom says Inter directors met with Jorge Trezeguet last week in Milan to discuss the France striker's situation. Trezeguet, with a year left on his present Juve deal, wants to leave Turin this summer and is keen on a move to champions Inter.

Inter are interested, but informed Trezeguet Snr that nothing will happen until they find a buyer for Adriano.