The ambitions of Inter also pass through the words of Henrikh Mkhitaryan, who spoke to journalists present in Donaueschingen before today’s training session. The Armenian midfielder outlined the team’s objectives and his personal prospects for the coming season.

“The ambitions are great, we want to win the league again, the cup, the Supercoppa and go as far as possible in the Champions League. These are difficult goals, but achievable,” declared Mkhitaryan, confirming the high expectations of the Nerazzurri group.

On his contract renewal, the Armenian explained the decision-making process: “I spoke with the club only after the match against Bologna and then I made my evaluations and thought that I can play another year. This does not mean that I will stop after this season. We have to stay focused on this league, then we’ll think about the coming years.”

The midfielder then addressed the topic of preparation, affected by absences due to international commitments: “We hope to have a better league campaign, even though we have many players absent, we are waiting for them. It won’t be easy because they will return in different physical condition, we will try to help them.”

Inevitable was the reference to results against the big teams last season: “Not only against Milan, we were disappointed not to be able to win against the other big teams, that’s football. The important thing is that we won the league, we play to win the Scudetto. This year we will try to win these matches as well.”

On Chivu and his own personal performance, Mkhitaryan showed confidence: “He already showed last year what he can do and what he is capable of, we support him, we are a family and we want to achieve our goals. As for me, I expect a better Mkhitaryan than last year, I am here to help my teammates and achieve our objectives.”

The Armenian then expressed satisfaction with the growth of some teammates: “I was very satisfied, I was very impressed by the qualities of Massolin and how Stankovic has grown, but also by how Asllani has returned, who is calmer and has more experience. They will be a great help for us if they stay, I will be happy to help them, we are all fighting for the same goal.”

Finally, on his role as a veteran in the locker room after the departures of other experienced players: “The difficult thing is that if last year there were Darmian, Acerbi, Sommer who were the same age as me, now I am the only one left at 37. It’s not a burden, I know my abilities, what I can give to my teammates and I will do my best.”

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