Inter Contract Renewals: Dimarco and Esposito Lead the Charge
Inter have tied down one of their brightest prospects. Now comes the hard part.
With Pio Esposito extending his contract to 2031, Corriere dello Sport reports that the Nerazzurri hierarchy are already shifting straight into the next phase: a sweeping round of renewals for the core of Simone Inzaghi’s title-winning squad. Once the summer transfer window shuts, the boardroom at San Siro turns into a negotiation chamber.
They want no distractions, no sagas, no late‑stage tension. Autumn will be about contracts.
Dimarco tops the list
Front and centre sits Federico Dimarco.
The star left-back, MVP of Inter’s Scudetto triumph, is currently tied to the club until 2027, with an option for an extra year in Inter’s favour. On paper, there is no immediate emergency. In reality, everyone knows his importance has outgrown his present deal.
Dimarco is understood to be ready to commit for longer, but on new terms. He is aiming for a salary increase from 4 million to 5 million euros, a figure he believes better reflects his status and his decisive role in delivering Inter’s 21st league title.
Inter, for their part, are calm. That option year gives them leverage, and club sources stress that Dimarco remains fully locked in on his performances, not the numbers. Still, they also recognise that this is the renewal that will set the tone for the rest.
Get Dimarco right, and the rest of the dressing room listens.
Augusto’s future tied to minutes, not just money
On the opposite flank of the planning lies Carlos Augusto, the Brazilian utility man whose versatility has quietly become a valuable asset.
Talks over a new deal have been running for months. Inter have put a proposal on the table that would lift his salary to around 3 million euros. The money, though, is only part of the equation.
Augusto is fighting for space in a crowded area of the pitch, with Alessandro Bastoni and Dimarco ahead of him in Cristian Chivu’s plans. His decision will hinge on whether he sees a path to regular minutes in this system or remains a rotational piece in a squad chasing trophies on multiple fronts.
Inter want him to stay. Augusto wants to play. That balance will decide this renewal.
Calhanoglu enters a decisive year
If Augusto’s case is about role, Hakan Calhanoglu’s is about timing.
The playmaker has officially entered the final year of his contract, a situation that always sharpens the focus at a club of Inter’s size. President Beppe Marotta has already gone public with his stance, underlining Calhanoglu’s weight in what he called Inter’s “historical project”.
That kind of language is no accident. It signals that the club see the Turkish international not just as a starter, but as a pillar around which the next cycle is built. With his deal running down, talks will need to move with purpose to avoid any sense of vulnerability in the market.
Inter do not want one of their leaders drifting into uncertainty.
A long horizon of decisions
Beyond these immediate files, a wider renewal puzzle is forming and stretches all the way to 2028.
Key figures such as Alessandro Bastoni, Marcus Thuram, Manuel Akanji and Piotr Zielinski are all on the long-term planning board. Each case is different, but the objective is the same: protect the sporting project that has put Inter back on top of Serie A and kept them competitive in Europe.
Age profiles, physical workloads, and wage structure all collide in these discussions. Inter must reward performance without breaking the internal balance that has underpinned their recent success.
The transfer window will close soon, but the real work in the Inter offices is only just beginning. At San Siro, the season of contract renewals does not pause; it simply changes names.
