Inter has confirmed the signing of Mehdi Taremi on a three-year contract following his departure from Porto.
The deal between Inter and the striker, who left Portugal after seeing out the end of his contract, was reached earlier this year and was confirmed after he completed his medical.
Taremi made 182 appearances for Porto after joining in 2020, scoring 91 goals in all competitions.
The Iran international enjoyed a distinguished four-year spell at the club, winning the Primeira Liga, two Portuguese Super Cups, three Portuguese Cups and the Portuguese League Cup.
Taremi is the third player to move to San Siro so far this transfer window, joining Piotr Zielinski and Josep Martinez at the club.
The Team Melli center forward has expressed his eight as the first Iranian player to join the Italian giants Internazionale of Milan. In his first interview in Milan, Taremi focused on helping his club win matches, score goals, and assist his teammates.
Striker Mehdi Taremi will weigh a total of €5.55 million on Inter Milan’s balance sheet for the fiscal year ending next June.
This is according to Italian outlet Calcio e Finanza. The outlet does note that the commissions involved in the deal are not known, however.
Now it’s official. Inter has completed the signing of Taremi on a free transfer.
The Nerazzurri confirmed the Iranian’s arrival yesterday.
Taremi has arrived on a free transfer. His contract with Porto had run out at the end of last month, meaning that he left the Portuguese giants after four years and was able to join another club without a fee.
Inter’s propensity for free transfer signings is hardly a secret.
That is the route via which all of Hakan Calhanoglu, Henrikh Mkhitaryan, Andre Onana, and Marcus Thuram have arrived at the Nerazzurri in recent seasons.
And this summer, Taremi is not the only big name free transfer signing that Inter have made.
The Nerazzurri have also brought in Piotr Zielinski after his contract with Napoli ran out.
Mehdi Taremi Weighs Around €5.55M On Inter Milan Balance Sheet
Of course, even without a transfer fee, it is not as though signing Taremi has cost Inter nothing.
Calcio e Finanza note that the commissions involved in the deal have not been revealed. However, it is safe to say that there were some.
But in terms of the wages for the Iranian, Taremi is earning €3 million net per season.
Inter will not be able to apply the Growth Decree to these.
In the past, the Growth Decree would have allowed Inter to spend less on the wages of a player arriving from a foreign league like Taremi.
This would have been the result of lower taxes on the wages.
However, the Italian government scrapped the application of the policy to football last year.