Inter Milan confirms one-year contract extension for veteran Mkhitaryan

Inter Milan’s Armenian international midfielder Henrikh Mkhitaryan has extended his stay with the Italian champions for another season, the club said on Wednesday.

While Inter have let go of three players over the age of 35 in the form of Yann Sommer, Alessandro Acerbi and Matteo Darmian, the club posted a photo of the 37-year-old Mkhitaryan in his Inter shirt and simply wrote ‘the journey continues’ with ‘2027’ written next to it.

“His maturity in reading the flow of the game, knowing when to slow down and when to push the team forward, made him an integral part of the team from his very first season,” Inter said on the homepage.

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The former Shakhtar Donetsk, Dortmund, Man Utd, Arsenal and Roma were part of Inter squads that won two league titles and reached the Champions League final twice.

Inter said the player added «experience, leadership, a winning mentality and unwavering composure and control in midfield, excellent technical quality and exceptional tactical intelligence».

Christian Chivu’s Inter will start the defense of its Scudetto title on the weekend of August 22 and 23. Chivu himself signed a one-year contract extension with Inter last week after leading them to a league and cup double in his first full season as senior coach.

Published on July 1, 2026