In a very long interview with the Corriere dello Sport, Cagliari midfielder Radja Nainggolan discusses many different topics and here are some highlights when he talks about Inter.

Inter no longer wanted you.

“They were clear with me. I always appreciate people who talk to me directly in my face. They called me in at the beginning and said that I don’t fit in their plans.”

Did Marotta talk to you?

“Marotta never talked to me. It was Oriali. Then Conte told me. He told me that he always appreciated me but that this was a beyond-football reason.”

And who did you feel?

“A bit of guilt.”

There’s Cagliari-Inter on Sunday. How do you want to tackle that game? With serenity or with desire for revenge.

“Of course I want to show that they were wrong but not only in this game but throughout the entire season. I tried to make Conte change his mind. I departed on tour, I gave everything but I just couldn’t.”

Would you have liked to be coached by him?

“In that month, I understood that he is a very good coach. He knows how to motivate, he knows how to place the team on the pitch. He talks to everyone and makes all feel important. I would have liked that yes, I will miss that as an experience but I accept his choice.”

And also play with Barella. How much would you like that? He was your heir at Cagliari, almost at Roma and now he is at Inter.

“When he arrived at Inter he told me that ‘Radja, you and I have to play together, we must show them all. I would have liked to help him grow up in such a different reality but he has qualities to become a great player.

Icardi, his decision is different than yours.

“I can tell you that Icardi is not a bad person. However, we already know what happened last year. The wife made those statements and not everyone forgives.”

Did you forgive?

“I don’t listen. I don’t watch football shows.”

Did you see Inter-Lecce?

“I saw it, but only because it was Monday and there was nothing better (to watch).”

With whom do you have the most attachment with at Inter?

“Politano, a lot. Then Brozovic, Perisic, Handanovic and Ranocchia.”

Source: CdS