Carlos Augusto rejects Inter’s €3.3m renewal offer as his agents seek about €5m
Inter and Carlos Augusto have reportedly agreed on the length of a new contract but remain apart on salary. The stalemate involves one of Chivu's most reliable performers.
Carlos Augusto has turned down the club’s opening proposal, Football Italia reported.
The player is using Bastoni’s €5.5m salary and Dimarco’s €5.2m salary as reference points. Dimarco is also seeking a raise. Inter has said nothing official about the talks. Carlos Augusto spoke to Inter’s channels after the Como game, and his published remarks did not mention his contract.
Carlos Augusto has become one of Chivu’s best performers
He has been used as the left-sided center-back and as cover for Dimarco at wing-back. On October 21, he scored the only goal in a 1-0 Champions League win over Shakhtar Donetsk at San Siro. Inter had gone down to 10 men after Bastoni was sent off. Carlos Augusto finished a pass from Mkhitaryan in the 77th minute.
He started on the left of the back three as Inter beat Como 2-0 at San Siro on November 8. The win on Matchday 11 of Serie A took Inter to 28 points, one behind Lazio. The club’s own review of that game gave him a section headed “impassable”.
Carlo Ancelotti named him among the defenders in Brazil’s squad for November friendlies against Japan and Singapore. Juventus, Roma and Atlético Madrid showed interest last summer.
A stalled renewal would add to Inter’s contract problems
About 19 months remain on his current deal. A stalled renewal would become a fourth contract problem for Inter, along with Thuram, Dimarco and Çalhanoğlu. The demand may cost less than it appears. Under the Growth Decree tax break, meeting it would cost Inter just under €8m gross rather than about €10m. That could help close the gap.
The numbers on the table have climbed since the autumn. In late October, Calciomercato.com put his current pay at roughly €2.2m net, below the figure now cited. Early talks then focused on a two-year extension to 2030 at about €3m net. That figure was close to what Bisseck and Spence earn. The discussion has since moved to a longer deal at a higher salary.
The player is now away on international duty. Brazil play Japan on November 14 and Singapore on November 17, both at Singapore’s National Stadium. Inter’s next match after the break is away to Atalanta in Bergamo on November 22.
