During the transfer window, Inter Milan were among the most active by bringing in midfielder Arturo Vidal and defenders Achraf Hakimi and Aleksandar Kolarov among others.
Vidal had a contract at Barcelona until 2021 but was not part of new coach Ronald Koeman’s plans, and the club agreed to let him go.
The 31-year-old Croatian forward scored eight goals and assisted 10 more in 35 games for Bayern Munich during the season-long loan spell.
Conte said he needed time to reflect after the 3-2 loss in the final left his Inter team the runner-up for the second time this season after finishing a point behind Juventus in Serie A.
Instead of blocking Diego Carlos' overhead kick — which was going wide — Romelu Lukaku deflected it into his own net. That handed Sevilla a 3-2 win in the final Friday and a record sixth Europa League title.
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Inter Milan will be taking on Sevilla for the Europa League title on Friday.
Inter Milan set up a final clash with Spain's Sevilla after securing a dominating 5-0 win over Shakhtar.
Alexis Sanchez has picked up a hamstring injury and remains doubtful for Inter Milan's Europa League semifinal against Shakhtar Donetsk on August 18.
Lukaku was the driving force from the start, imposing himself on the game and disrupting the Leverkusen defence to keep Inter in the hunt for its first trophy in nine years.
Alexis Sanchez joined Inter Milan on loan at the beginning of 2019/20 season after falling out-of-favour at Manchester United.
Alexis Sanchez has been on loan with Inter since August after he struggled for playing time at Manchester United.
United won 2-1 against LASK Linz to complete a 7-1 aggregate win over the Austrian club, five months after the first leg was played.
Inter's owners are willing to table an outrageous four-year contract offer that would see Messi earn 50 million euros net a year.
Ibrahimovic's future has been in the air for quite some time now as he has been giving mixed signals over a possible stay at San Siro Stadium.
Atalanta remained a point behind second-place Inter, which beat Napoli 2-0. Inter visit Atalanta in their last match on Saturday.
Conte played down such talks linking Messi with a possible move to Inter in the near future.
Romelu Lukaku scored twice and Alexis Sanchez also netted to help Inter move to four points behind Juventus.
Inter Milan are currently at the third position in the Serie A table, being a point behind the second-placed Atalanta and seven points behind leaders Juventus.
The Europa League draw was conducted earlier today, with clubs knowing their fate in the knock-out tournament ahead.
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