Pisa had agreed to pay the fee, activated the option, and started the paperwork. Then something went wrong between the clubs, and now Ebenezer Akinsamiro is back at Inter Milan with his future unresolved all over again.
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Ebenezer Akinsamiro’s expected permanent transfer to Serie A B side Pisa has fallen through at the final stage, with the Nigerian midfielder set to return to Inter Milan after a breakdown in the document exchange process brought a seemingly done deal to an abrupt halt, as reported by FootballInNigeria.com.ng. Pisa had been prepared to exercise their 7.5 million euro purchase option following the 21 year old’s loan spell at the Tuscan club, but a technical problem between the two clubs during the transfer paperwork stage ended the agreement before it could be formally completed.
Transfer expert Fabrizio Romano confirmed the breakdown, noting that while Pisa had activated their option, the deal collapsed at the documentation stage due to a problem between the clubs, with Inter now actively evaluating other offers for the midfielder. The development leaves Akinsamiro’s summer in a state of significant uncertainty, despite having spent a full season away from Inter trying to secure a permanent home.
A Season That Deserved Better Closure
Akinsamiro’s loan campaign at Pisa was not the kind of season that usually leaves a player in transfer limbo. He made 24 appearances for the Tuscan club across the 2025/26 Serie A B season, contributing one assist and establishing himself as a reliable presence in their midfield. For a 21 year old defensive midfielder still working to establish himself in senior football after years in Inter’s youth system, those are credible numbers, the kind of season that typically ends with a club choosing to keep you rather than letting you return to a club with deeper options at every position.
The collapse had nothing to do with his performances. It appears to have been purely an administrative failure between two clubs at the point where contracts and financial documents were being exchanged. In modern football transfers, that final bureaucratic stage is more treacherous than it looks, and Akinsamiro has now discovered that the hard way.
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Bundesliga Interest Opens a New Door
The silver lining in an otherwise frustrating development is the level of interest now gathering around Akinsamiro’s situation. According to TuttoMercatoWeb, several Bundesliga clubs are monitoring his position closely, aware that Inter will be willing to listen to offers following the Pisa breakdown. A loan move this summer is one possibility, but a permanent transfer to the German top flight is also on the table, a destination that would represent a significant step up in profile and a meaningful upgrade in weekly competition from Serie B.
The Bundesliga has increasingly become one of the more welcoming leagues for young Nigerian midfielders looking to establish themselves at the highest level, with clubs across Germany having shown consistent appetite for technically capable players in the defensive midfield role that Akinsamiro occupies. Whether any of the interested clubs can move quickly enough to conclude a deal before pre-season begins will depend on Inter’s asking price and their willingness to sell outright versus sending him out on loan again.
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The Journey From Remo Stars to San Siro
Akinsamiro’s backstory remains one of the more compelling in Nigerian football. A product of the Beyond Limits Academy, he made his name at Remo Stars in the NPFL before Inter Milan came calling in January 2023, signing the then 18 year old to a four year contract that underlined how seriously one of European football’s elite clubs viewed his potential. He spent his first season in Italy integrating into the Inter academy structure before earning his first senior loan move to Sampdoria in 2024/25, a campaign that paved the way for the Pisa arrangement that has now fallen apart.
Despite being named in Nigeria’s squad for the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations, Akinsamiro did not feature in any match during the tournament, leaving his Super Eagles debut still outstanding as he enters the second half of his Inter contract. Establishing himself at club level with a permanent move this summer would go a long way toward putting him in contention for future national team consideration, something a Bundesliga move in particular could accelerate given the regular exposure and visibility that league provides.
For now, Inter are doing the evaluation. The options are there. The question is which one Akinsamiro and his club decide gives him the best chance of finally getting his senior European career the settled foundation it has been searching for since he left Remo Stars at 18.
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📌 Did You Know?
- Ebenezer Akinsamiro joined Inter Milan from Remo Stars in January 2023, making him one of the youngest Nigerian players ever to move directly from the NPFL to one of Europe’s six biggest club leagues.
- Remo Stars, the NPFL club where Akinsamiro developed, are based in Ikenne, Ogun State, and have become one of Nigeria’s most productive exporters of young talent to European clubs in recent years.
- Akinsamiro’s previous loan spell before Pisa came at Sampdoria during the 2024/25 season, meaning he has now completed two consecutive Serie B loan spells as Inter work out where best to place him permanently.
- At 21 years old, Akinsamiro still has three years remaining on his contract with Inter Milan, giving the Nerazzurri significant time and leverage as they evaluate the best route forward for his development.
- The Bundesliga’s growing reputation for developing young African midfielders has made it an increasingly attractive destination for players at Akinsamiro’s career stage, following the paths of players like Frank Onyeka and others who used German football as a launchpad.
- Akinsamiro was included in the Super Eagles squad for AFCON 2025 in Morocco without earning a single minute of playing time, leaving his senior international debut still outstanding heading into the 2026/27 season.
- The 7.5 million euro purchase option Pisa had been prepared to exercise would have represented a healthy profit on whatever Inter originally paid for Akinsamiro as a teenager from the NPFL.
