Amidst reports linking midfielder Mateo Kovacic to a move away from Inter Milan, he claimed that he wants to stay with the Serie A club and win with them.
The 21-year-old Croatian international is believed to have gained the interest of English Premier League side Liverpool. The Reds are reportedly willing to spend €30m to acquire Kovacic's services, following the €71m sale of Raheem Sterling to Manchester City.
However, Kovacic who started playing with the Nerazzurri in 2013 is looking to prolong his time at the Giuseppe Meazza.
"The club have never said they want to sell me," Kovacic told Gazzetta dello Sport.
"Never. I’ll stay here. I won’t move. That’s what I wanted, that’s what my renewal until 2019 shows, there will be a long relationship between myself and Inter.
"I want to show that I deserve Inter. I want to win with this shirt. Inter is like Real [Madrid] or Barcelona.
"Could I replace Sterling? We have two different roles. It’s not for me to say whether there have been any offers from the Reds or not, hopefully that’s down to my agent.
"That said, I’ll repeat myself - I. Want. To. Be. Here."
Head coach Roberto Mancini has criticized Kovacic's consistency in the past, warning he needs to play at his best for 30 games a season.
"If you always play then it helps you to be more consistent," Kovacic answered.
"I have to earn my place, but it helps to play a lot. More should be expected from me, and the others, we all have the same importance.
"For me maybe that means continuity of performance, but it’s not easy to show that in the occasional games where I’m on the bench.
"[Croatia manager Niko] Kovac says I have to play, at Liverpool or Inter? He’s right - and I want to do it at Inter."
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