Marotta says Inter didn’t need Dybala

Dybala was strongly linked with a move to the Nerazzurri, but this week joined Serie A rivals Roma as a free agent after his Juventus contract expired.

Inter have added firepower by bringing Romelu Lukaku back to the club on loan from Chelsea and playmaker Henrikh Mkhitaryan also signed after leaving Roma.

With Lautaro Martínez, Edin Dzeko and Joaquin Correa among the other frontmen in Simone Inzaghi’s squad, Inter managing director Marotta believes it would have made no sense to snap Dybala up.

He told DAZN: “There has been a lot of talk, I can simply say that he is a serious guy and a great professional, but we have an offensive department of great value.

“There was no space, not because he was not good, but because there was no need.”

Skriniar has less than a year remaining on his Inter contract and the centre-back is reportedly a target for Paris Saint-Germain.

Marotta says the club will not keep the Slovakia international at all costs. 

He added: “We had this meeting with the fans and we came out even more strengthened, we took great passion from them. There is a faith in our colours which is a dogma, it was not a protest but they were clarifications.

“We told them that on the one hand we have to build a competitive team and on the other we have to keep an eye on the economic-financial balance.

“Skriniar is a very strong player, he doesn’t necessarily have to be put on the market. We had some contacts and everything will be evaluated: the fans, however, must remain calm because the team will always be competitive.”