Inter Milan defender Robin Gosens scathing of Newcastle's 'sporting project' after rejecting contract offer

Robin Gosens has told of the mammoth contract offer he received from Newcastle in January – and why he rejected it. The Germany international decided to stay in Serie A instead, leaving Atalanta to join Inter Milan during the transfer window, a move he believed would give him more chance of fulfilling his sporting ambitions. Ad/> That was despite the money on offer with Newcastle being far more than he was offered elsewhere.

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If you can earn a multiple for the same job in a different location? Show me someone who just says: 'No, thank you'. Giroud the hero as Milan come from behind to win derby against Inter Rangnick: No rift between me and Lingard «I don't care what car he drives» — Lampard defends new signing Dele Alli «It's not just about me, I could probably have provided for a few more generations of my family with this money. »But when I have to decide something, I always make a list of the pros and cons and then see which one prevails.

«And with this offer the pros were clearly playing in the Premier League and the lucrative contract offer, but the cons were a few too many. I would have jeopardised my sporting goals. »At the end of my career, I would like to look in the mirror and say: 'I got the most from my sporting career.' With Newcastle I didn't have that feeling from the start." Despite Gosens' rejection, Newcastle did manage to overhaul their squad in the winter window,