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Inter sign Lazio star in €30 million deal plus add-ons

Joaquin Correa was part of Argentina’s Copa America triumph.

ARGENTINA’S JOAQUIN Correa on Thursday signed for Inter Milan from Lazio as the Italian champions continue to rebuild after losing two of their biggest stars this summer.

In a statement sent to the Italian stock exchange, Lazio said forward Correa had rejoined his former coach Simone Inzaghi on a season-long loan worth €5 million plus one million in performance-related add-ons which will then automatically turn into a permanent sale for another €25 million.

Inter then said that the 27-year-old, who featured three times as a substitute in Argentina’s Copa America triumph this summer, had signed a contract “that runs until 30 June 2025″.

Correa played for three seasons under Inzaghi at Lazio, scoring 30 times in all competitions.

He won the Italian Cup and Italian Super Cup in 2019.

Inter have been trying to strengthen their squad since selling Belgium forward Romelu Lukaku to Chelsea and marauding full-back Achraf Hakimi to Paris Saint-Germain.

The departure of two key figures in Inter’s first Serie A title win since 2010 caused protests from supporters as the club tries to tighten its belt in the face of financial problems for Chinese owners Suning.

However new arrivals Edin Dzeko and Hakan Calhanoglu shone in Inter’s 4-0 thumping of Genoa as Inzaghi — who replaced title-winning coach Antonio Conte earlier this summer — got off to a perfect start to the new season at the San Siro on Saturday.

Inter travel to Verona on Friday for their second match of the campaign.

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    Mute Eoin Mulhern
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    Nov 2nd 2016, 7:41 PM

    It’s scary to think how war mongering the UK is. For every war in the world the USA and UK always get involved like it’s some sort of videos game. Also the war crimes done in Ireland, Iraq, number of country’s in Africa and Asia by the British Army is something not to be proud off.

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    Mute Seán McCarthy
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    Nov 2nd 2016, 10:01 PM

    Totally agree.

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    Mute Micheál Seamus Xavie
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    Nov 2nd 2016, 8:46 PM

    Stick to the football lads. It’s in need of your full attention.

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    Mute An_Beal_Bocht
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    Nov 2nd 2016, 7:57 PM

    Of course they’re planning to, there’s still plenty of empire nostalgia in England as reflected in recent Brexit vote

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    Mute Jack Reece-Murphy
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    Nov 2nd 2016, 8:52 PM

    @An_Beal_Bocht: Whats commemorating the lives of those who died fighting in WWI & WWII have anything to do with the British empire? Its showing respect for those who gave their lives in an awful conflict.

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    Mute Paul O Mahony
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    Nov 2nd 2016, 9:19 PM

    It’s not just ww1 and ww2. It’s every war and conflict they have ever been in, including Northern Ireland, Iraq, Afghanistan, India etc etc etc etc etc.

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    Mute Ciarán
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    Nov 2nd 2016, 9:23 PM

    A leopard never changes its spots. They just can’t help been themselves. They tried their best bless the murdering, Racist B@@@@@@!!!!

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    Mute An_Beal_Bocht
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    Nov 2nd 2016, 9:25 PM

    So they’re commemorating the inhabitants of Nagasaki and Nazi soldiers as well?!

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    Mute Zacarias.
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    Nov 2nd 2016, 7:35 PM

    Way to stick it to the man.

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    Mute Joseph Devine
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    Nov 2nd 2016, 7:36 PM

    They’re dead right. To hell with fifa.

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    Mute Seamus McSpud
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    Nov 2nd 2016, 8:37 PM

    But we all know there is more to this poppy wearing for the Brits than commemoration of their fallen heroes.
    100yrs on its more about nationalism.
    I’m also sure there are families of innocents in places like Iraq, Syria and perhaps even Belfast who don’t take so kindly to the liberators tag that the British army like to align with.
    I’m also sure there are a few Germans in FIFA who just joy in rubbing it in the noses of the brexiteers

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    Mute Liam Dunne
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    Nov 2nd 2016, 9:39 PM

    The Scots are also planning on having poppys on their kit that day, why is this being ignored??

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    Mute Dave Murray
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    Nov 2nd 2016, 10:49 PM

    And James McLean to get the usually abuse from the stands and online by the brave knuckle daggers.

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    Mute Jack Reece-Murphy
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    Nov 2nd 2016, 8:49 PM

    Its plain to see very few commenters on here haven’t a scooby what the Poppy represents.

    The real question is if Fifa prohinits display of symbols on international jerseys which could be interpreted as a political, religious or commercial why was nothing said about the 1916 commemoration on the Ireland jerseys earlier this year?

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    Mute Donncha Ó Ríordáin
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    Nov 2nd 2016, 9:05 PM

    let them wear the poppy. there’s no harm in it. it’s symbols that blatantly want to stir up trouble fifa should be more concerned with rather than symbols of remembrance and honour.

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    Mute Paul O Mahony
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    Nov 2nd 2016, 9:22 PM

    So what does it represent? I think maybe you are the one who doesn’t have the Scrooby doo.

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    Mute Fiach Moriarty
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    Nov 2nd 2016, 10:07 PM

    What it was originally intended to represent, what it has come to represent and what it actually stands for are all different things.
    The media poppy pressure in the U.K. is relentless. It’s become a massive propaganda tool for the British Army.

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    Mute William Motley
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    Nov 3rd 2016, 6:27 AM

    Oh , you mean the one we wore to celebrate 100 years? These fools wear that bloody poppy every year. The pro Britannia vibe is cringe to the point that it makes me want to vomit

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    Mute David Murphy
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    Nov 3rd 2016, 8:19 AM

    If very FEW haven’t a scooby then the vast majority completely understand the stupidity of footballers wearing the poppy. Nice double negative you ignoramus!

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    Mute Fiach Moriarty
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    Nov 3rd 2016, 8:34 AM

    The 1916 commemoration was for a friendly game, which is not against FIFA rules.
    And to be even more pedantic about it, it did not contain the Lily but merely ‘Éire 1916-2016′. In my opinion it was subtle and classy. There is nothibg subtle about the poppy and its appearance on our screens en masse for the month of November.

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    Nov 2nd 2016, 9:20 PM

    Is the FA chairman not Greg Dyke instead of Greg Clarke??

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    Mute Sinéad Farrell
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    Nov 2nd 2016, 10:52 PM

    Hi Sean, No it was Greg Dyke but he has since been succeeded by Greg Clarke. Greg Dyke stepped down during the summer.

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    Mute Sinéad Farrell
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    Nov 2nd 2016, 10:56 PM

    Hi Sean. No Greg Clarke replaced Greg Dyke earlier this summer.

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    Mute Fran Heavey
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    Nov 2nd 2016, 11:22 PM

    No

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    Nov 3rd 2016, 11:23 AM

    @sean mcgoey: Hi Sean, just getting back to this comment now. Greg Clarke succeeded Greg Dyke as FA Chairman in July of this year.

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    Nov 2nd 2016, 11:45 PM

    And we care….Nooooo

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    Mute Éanna McClean
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    Nov 3rd 2016, 3:36 PM

    Surely the British parliament has more pressing concerns than worrying whether or not their football teams wear a poppy on their shirt. Always happens at this time of year and I find it funny how far they go with it

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