Taremi set for Inter medical ahead of summer move: Fabrizio Romano
Porto striker Mahdi Taremi is set to undergo medical tests at Internazionale in the coming days ahead of a free transfer to the Serie A giant in the summer, according to Italian journalist Fabrizio Romano.
Best known for his transfer news and predictions, Romano wrote on X that the verbal agreement between the Nerazzurri and the 31-year-old Iranian has been in place for a month.
The contract will be “valid until June 2026” with the option to be extended for an additional season, Romano added.
When asked about the club’s approach for Taremi and Napoli’s Polish midfielder Piotr Zielinski, Inter sporting director Piero Ausilio said last week: “There’s no point in hiding, these are situations we are working on. We don’t like to give times, dates or ultimatums, we have informed the respective clubs that we are negotiating, there have been contacts and let’s see if this will lead to something definitive.”
Taremi came close to joining Inter archrival Milan last summer, only to see the deal fall through on the deadline day after the striker’s camp and the Rossoneri failed to reach agreement on personal terms.
La Gazzetta dello Sport journalist Nicolo Schira had reported that Taremi, who will replace Chilean Alexis Sanchez at Inter, will earn €3.5 million per season.
Having joined Porto from fellow-Portuguese club Rio Ave in 2020, Taremi finished as the leading marksman in the Primeira Liga last season with 22 strikes, but has had a below-par run in the ongoing campaign, by his own standards, managing only three goals in 16 league appearances, plus a couple of strikes in the Champions League group stage.
Taremi made a cameo appearance for Porto in the 3-2 away defeat against Arouca on Monday after spending four weeks on international duty in the AFC Asian Cup in Qatar, where he bagged three goals before Iran suffered a last-four 3-2 defeat against the host and eventual champion.
Sitting third in the domestic league table, Porto will host Arsenal in the Champions League last-16 first leg next week, with Inter, seven points clear of Juventus on top of the Serie A table, taking on Atletico Madrid in Milan’s Stadio Giuseppe Meazza.
Taremi will become the fourth Iranian in the history of the Italian top flight, following former Perugia players Rahman Rezaei and Ali Samereh in the early 2000s, as well as international teammate Sardar Azmoun, who signed for AS Roma on a season-long loan from Leverkusen last June.