Serie A - David Suazo has thanked Milan for their understanding in the transfer row which eventually ended with the Honduran striker joining Internazionale.
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The former Cagliari marksman was reported to have signed terms with the Italian champions two weeks ago, only for their city rivals to claim they had captured his signature a week later.
Confusion reigned over who actually owned Suazo and the two clubs looked set for a legal wrangle until Milan decided to withdraw their claim on Suazo on Saturday, leaving Suazo a very relieved man.
“It was right that it should end this way,” he told Il Giornale. “I must above all thank Milan, who did not put any kind of pressure on me and understood that I had given my word to Inter.
“Milan acted fairly, but I also wanted to keep my word. It was an issue of respect. The Rossoneri understood that I had a promise with Roberto Mancini, Marco Branca and president Massimo Moratti.
“In the afternoon Mancini called me to confirm all the faith he had already expressed in me. I know that it was above all he who wanted me at Inter.”
Suazo is still not entirely in the clear though as when Moratti claimed to have already done a deal with the player, it was made without the knowledge of Cagliari, who later claimed it was Milan who they had agreed terms with.
Under Italian football laws, Suazo could now be slapped with a six-month ban as a result.
Nonetheless, the Olympian is expected to be presented to the press as an Inter player early next week.
