Chivu appointed new head coach of Inter

Cristian Chivu has been officially announced as the new head coach of Inter, just shy of a week on from Simone Inzaghi’s departure from the role after four seasons in charge, according to Football Italia.

Chivu replaces Inzaghi as head coach of the Nerazzurri on an initial two-year contract, which will run until the end of the 2026-27 season.

The 44-year-old rejoins the Nerazzurri after a four-month spell in Serie A with Parma, whom he guided to Serie A safety in the final weekend of the 2024-25 campaign. He has already bid farewell to his former club, who have also confirmed his departure.

Chivu spent the final seven years of his playing career in San Siro with Inter, and also began his coaching journey in the city of Milano, taking charge of the club’s U14s, U17s, U18s and the Primavera side between 2018 and 2024.

He then left to take charge of Parma in February of 2025, but has now returned to take on the first-team head coach role with the Nerazzurri.

Chivu’s arrival comes six days on from Inzaghi’s departure.

The former Nerazzurri tactician has since left to take over as the new head coach of Saudi Pro League side Al-Hilal.

Inzaghi left Inter three days on from a 5-0 hammering by Paris Saint-Germain in the Champions League final, at the end of an ultimately disappointing season for the coach and his squad.

Inter had been in contention for a treble in April, but were then knocked out of the Coppa Italia in the semi-final by rivals Milan, lost the Serie A title to Napoli by one point and then went on to lose 5-0 to PSG in the Champions League final.

Inzaghi left Inter four years to the day since his initial appointment, and left with one Serie A title, two trophies from the Coppa Italia, three from the Supercoppa Italiana as well as two Champions League final runners-up medals (2023 and 2025).