There were days and weeks when Denzel Dumfries he was one step away from saying goodbye toInter. Days and weeks in which the Dutch winger taken from PSV Eindhoven in the summer of 2021 for 12.5 million euros plus 2.5 in bonuses was more outside than inside the Viale della Liberazione club’s project. Then, last summer, the U-turn. Because the club changed hands from Steven Zhang to the American fund Oaktree and then even the most painful transfers, even those that seemed impossible to avoid, became optional and not obligatory. So the price and the demand for the Dutchman has risen, Manchester United and the other suitors have slipped away and even the 1996 class, which owes its name in honor of Denzel Washington, has acquired more and more stability in Simone Inzaghi’s project .
The Aruba national team and Denzel Washington
When he landed at Inter in 2021, Everton also wanted him badly. “Thrilling weeks, but I didn’t think twice, I just wanted Inter,” the Dutchman said upon signing. Born in Rotterdam, with parents’ origins rooted in Aruba and Suriname, Dumfries played with his father Boris’s Aruba national team at the beginning of his adventure and then chose the Netherlands. Designated heir of Achraf Hakimi, at the beginning of the Nerazzurri’s history Dumfries struggled to establish himself: the Moroccan’s footsteps were difficult to follow, let alone those of his idol Maicon. Then, like a diesel, he imposed himself race after match and now he has become the Champions League winger of Inzaghi’s team who knows how to alternate him without creating any bad mood with Matteo Darmian on the right wing.
Renewal until 2028
Two days ago the news was in the air, namely the renewal with Inter until the summer of 2028. “FC Internazionale Milano announces that it has reached an agreement for the contract extension of the player Denzel Dumfries: the winger born in 1996 will be with the Nerazzurri until 30 June 2028”wrote the Nerazzurri club on its official channels. Having surpassed the 100 appearance mark for Inter, the player himself expressed his joy at the signing. “Dreams in black and blue. I am grateful to extend my journey with this fantastic club. The story continues: let’s write more history together! Forza Inter!”, wrote the player on his social channels.