ROME: Inter Milan have admitted defeat in their pursuit of Tottenham’s Gareth Bale after claiming Saturday they cannot afford the Welsh flyer.
The 21-year-old has been top of Inter’s wish list since his starring role against the Italian champions in the Champions League, scoring a hat-trick at the San Siro before laying on two more in a 3-1 win at White Hart Lane.
But Inter technical director Marco Branca says the European champions scannot match Spurs’s asking price.
“The Tottenham president sent me a nice message saying that �40mil was not much for Bale,” he said.
“The truth is that Bale and Tottenham feel good together. And even in June that price will not be compatible with our approach.”
Instead, it seems as if Italy striker Giampaolo Pazzini will be the Nerazzurri’s standout transfer window acquisition while they have also added centre-back Andrea Ranocchia and Morocco midfielder Houssine Kharja.
But Branca denied that Pazzini’s signing was merely an attempt to match the exploits of neighbours and Serie A leaders AC Milan.
Milan signed Pazzini’s former Sampdoria strike-partner Antonio Cassano while also landing Mark van Bommel from Bayern Munich, Urby Emanuelson from Ajax and Didac Vila from Espanyol.
“Pazzini is not a response to Milan, he’s our choice and he cost enough,” said Branca.
“We took the opportunity to invest in the future and complete an already exceptional squad.”
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