Overview

• Manuel Akanji left Manchester City to join Inter Milan on loan on deadline day.
• Transfer terms are reported differently, with Football Italia citing a €1m loan plus a €15m option to buy and Manchester Evening News reporting a €15m obligation that activates if Inter win Serie A and he plays at least half of their league games.
• Akanji said Pep Guardiola warned early in the summer that intense centre-back competition would leave some players out, with six centre-backs competing for limited minutes.
• He described selecting Inter over AC Milan for personal reasons, including childhood admiration for Christian Vieri, previous interest from Inter, and a family link to the club.
• He said the deal almost collapsed in the final hours and that he learned of late progress from his agent while traveling for Switzerland duty, adding he does not expect to return to City soon.