Ebenezer Akinsanmiro might soon make his stay at Pisa SC more than temporary, according to club president Giuseppe Corrado. The Nigerian midfielder is currently on loan from Inter Milan, but Pisa have activated their option to buy and Corrado says the club want to exercise it.
Akinsanmiro joined Pisa in the summer of 2025 after spending last season on loan at Sampdoria, where he gained valuable senior‑level experience. With Pisa now back in Italy’s top flight, Corrado believes the club offers the ideal environment for Akinsanmiro to continue his development.
While Inter retain a buy‑back clause, Corrado insists that Pisa see Akinsanmiro as a long‑term asset one whose growth could pay dividends on and off the pitch.
Editorial
Football often lauds the glamour of marquee signings, but there’s a subtle value in patience in investing in promise rather than panic. Pisa’s push to make Ebenezer Akinsanmiro a permanent fixture is a quiet, shrewd move one that suggests ambition anchored in long‑term vision.
Akinsanmiro arrived as a young talent still learning the ropes a Nigerian teenager from the ranks of the Remo Stars, making the jump to Europe with Inter Milan before embarking on successive loan spells.  At Pisa, he finds more than just a club: he finds a platform, a series of opportunities to grow, adapt and perhaps emerge stronger with every minute on the pitch.
Corrado’s conviction that this is the right place for Akinsanmiro’s maturation reflects a broader trend in European football clubs leveraging loan‑to‑buy deals not as placeholders, but as strategic investments. Should Pisa commit to him permanently, they signal trust in potential over impatience.
But belief however well‑meant must be matched by performance. For Akinsanmiro, the challenge is not simply to shine sporadically, but to assert consistency, to convert raw talent into stable contribution. In Serie A, where inexperience meets ruthless competition, adaptation will be as important as skill.
Still, the foundations look promising: a club willing to back youth, a player hungry to prove himself, and a structure combining patience with opportunity. If that formula holds, Pisa may well have unearthed more than a loan‑system relic — they may have discovered a cornerstone for the future.
Did You Know?
- Akinsanmiro began his European journey in 2023 when he left Remo Stars for Inter Milan. He joined Inter’s youth setup (Primavera) before being considered for senior involvement.
- His loan to Sampdoria in the 2024–25 season saw him make roughly 35 appearances, giving him his first extended taste of senior professional football in Italy.
- Pisa’s loan agreement for Akinsanmiro includes both a purchase option (for Pisa) and a buy‑back clause (for Inter), meaning that while Pisa can sign him outright, Inter retain the right to re‑acquire him under agreed conditions.
- If finalised, Akinsanmiro becomes only the third Nigerian ever to play for Pisa a rare distinction that marks his progress and the growing footprint of Nigerian talent in Serie A.
- Despite limited first‑team exposure at Inter (only one Serie A appearance before his loans), Akinsanmiro remains part of a pool of young talents the club still deems worthy of development and investment a reflection of how major European clubs continue to place faith in youth prospects, even when immediate breakthrough does not occur.
