Stealing the spotlight in the post-match of Lazio-Inter was Henrikh Mkhitaryan. The Armenian midfielder, scorer of Inter’s third goal, spoke to DAZN microphones, also revealing a certain emotion linked to his future. At 37 years old and with his contract expiring, the former Roma player is indeed approaching the final phase of his career, a topic he had already addressed last season. Fabrizio Romano also commented on the midfielder’s situation:
“Inter, after winning in Rome, will play again against Lazio, this time in the Coppa Italia final. And a name to keep in mind for future decisions is Henrikh Mkhitaryan. Two goals in a row, with Parma in the title match and with Lazio. As we told you with Matteo here in February, Mkhitaryan was thinking about retirement.
Well, that remains in the mind of Henrikh Mkhitaryan, who has to make a final decision in a matter of days, very soon. But Mkhitaryan has been thinking about retirement for months, not just today, not just yesterday, and he won’t only think about it tomorrow, but he’s been considering this possibility for months. He’s a bit torn, because athletically, clearly he’s a player who is still proving he can compete at a high level in our Serie A and at the top, but at the same time, 37 years old, a season already successful, it could be the best way to say goodbye and retire, avoiding a decline.
So clearly he is in the evaluation phase. We can confirm that retirement is a very, very concrete possibility. At this moment, Mkhitaryan has not wanted to consider approaches from other teams. So, if anything, he would be torn between another year at Inter or retiring, but at the moment the retirement option is absolutely concrete. So we await the final decision; on this, clearly you can understand that there is no negotiation. It’s not a matter of offering 2, wanting 3. It’s a matter of personal choice and in that case it will be up to Mkhitaryan to make it. Mkhitaryan will have to decide one day and at that moment we can all only wait.”
