Inter prepare new bid for Koné, Roma wants €50M

Inter are preparing a new bid for Roma midfielder Manu Koné, according to Italian transfer reports published on May 20. Roma want about 50 million euros for the France international, RomaNews reported, citing Corriere dello Sport. The renewed interest follows Inter’s failed attempt to sign Koné in 2025, when Roma decided to keep the player. Koné, 25, joined Roma in August 2024 and is under contract until June 2029, according to Transfermarkt. ### Why is Koné back on Inter’s list now? RomaNews reported on May 20 that Inter had returned “with force” for Koné and that Cristian Chivu had identified the midfielder as a priority for Inter’s midfield. A separate RomaNews report from March said Inter had not dropped their interest after last summer’s attempt and were studying another move. Goal, citing La Gazzetta dello Sport, reported in April that Inter were ready to make another bid and that a fee could move beyond 40 million euros and toward 50 million euros. The report said Roma valued Koné at 50 million euros and that Inter had narrowly missed on the deal the previous summer. (romanews.eu) ### What price has Roma put on the midfielder? Roma’s asking price is 50 million euros, according to the May 20 RomaNews report. The same report said Roma were no longer treating a sale as impossible if a significant offer arrived. Transfermarkt lists Koné’s market value at 50 million euros and says his Roma contract runs through June 30, 2029. (goal.com) The site identifies him as a central midfielder and a France international born on May 17, 2001, in Colombes. ### Why would Roma consider selling a player they kept last year? June 30 has become the key date in the reporting around Roma’s position. (romanews.eu) Yahoo Sports, summarizing Italian press reports, said Roma had given the green light to sell Koné by June 30 and that the midfielder was a leading candidate to generate a capital gain tied to the club’s settlement obligations. We Are Roma carried the same account on May 20. (transfermarkt.com) RomaNews also said the club had accepted the idea of making at least one important sale by June 30 to address financial fair play-related accounts. In that context, Koné is described as one of the squad’s most marketable assets. ### What changed from Inter’s 2025 approach? On Aug. 15, 2025, RomaNews reported, citing Gianluca Di Marzio, that Roma had decided to keep Koné and had formally informed Inter there were no conditions to continue negotiations. (sports.yahoo.com) That report said the French midfielder appeared destined to stay at Trigoria. The current reporting points to a different backdrop. (romanews.eu) RomaNews wrote in April that Koné remained central to the technical project but that budget needs and the possibility of high offers from Italy or abroad could make the situation less straightforward. ### What happens next in this transfer story? Inter’s next move is whether to turn its interest into an offer that reaches Roma’s reported 50 million-euro valuation. (romanews.eu) Roma’s next decision point is tied to June 30, the date cited in multiple reports as important for the club’s accounts and any major outgoing transfer. Koné remains a Roma player for now, with a contract through 2029, and the reporting around the deal still attributes the latest developments to transfer-market sources rather than club statements. (romanews.eu) Any formal step would be a bid from Inter or a sale decision by Roma before the end-of-June deadline referenced in those reports. (transfermarkt.com) (romanews.eu)