Legendary Slovenian Samir Handanović on a special mission: Inter sent him to Belgium, where he took a close look at a 21-year-old goalkeeper
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Even after the end of his illustrious playing career, Samir Handanović remains loyal to Inter. Currently, with the Milanese, he acts as a kind of “supervisor” overseeing the ongoings in the club’s goalkeeping department in the capital of Lombardy. Additionally, he is scouting young goalkeepers across Europe who could be good enough for the Nerazzurri. In the upcoming season, he might also embark on a coaching career as he is reportedly a candidate to take over the youth team at Inter.
In the light of the scouting work entrusted to him by Inter, Samir Handanović recently traveled to Belgium, where, following the instructions of club director Beppe Marotta, he closely observed a young goalkeeper who is a transfer target for the leading club in Serie A.
According to reports on the Apennine Peninsula, Samir Handanović was among the spectators at a match of the club Oud-Heverlee Leuven, where the Belgian goalkeeper Tobe Leysen was under his scrutiny. Leysen is a 21-year-old former goalkeeper of Genk, who does not hide his enthusiasm and is on Inter’s radar.
“I must admit that I never saw myself in such a big club like Inter. I am a guy who prefers not to dream but works even harder. Without a doubt, it would be an exceptional honor for me if Nerazzurri called me after the end of the season,” confessed Leysen. Whether the call will actually come depends on the report left on the desk of director Marotta by the 39-year-old Samir Handanović…
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