Luciano Spalletti is “honoured to have had the opportunity to train Inter” and fully admits he has received no real offers for next season.

The tactician was fired despite taking Inter to Champions League qualification for two years in a row, replaced by Conte.

“I am honoured to have had the opportunity to train Inter,” said Spalletti at a sponsorship event.

Christian Vieri believes Romelu Lukaku and Edin Dzeko can make a “devastating” impact at Inter, but Mauro Icardi “needs to play for the team more.”

The now retired hitman spoke to La Gazzetta dello Sport about the current Calcio scene and his old club Inter, who are revamping under new Coach Antonio Conte.

It’s widely reported the Nerazzurri are trying to bring in Lukaku from Manchester United and Roma’s Dzeko.

Luciano Spalletti says he is no rush to return to management after leaving Inter. “I have to prepare my wine.”

Spalletti guided Inter to successive Champions League qualifications in his two seasons at the helm but was dismissed last month to make way for Antonio Conte.

The 60-year-old has since been linked with Fiorentina following their recent takeover.

Milan Skriniar saluted Luciano Spalletti, but “there are new expectations and Inter want to challenge for the Scudetto” with Antonio Conte.

The Nerazzurri scraped into fourth place to qualify for the Champions League for the second year running, but it was not enough to keep Spalletti in his job.

“Spalletti is a great person and a great Coach, but the club made its decisions,” centre-back Skriniar told SportMediaset.

“Now there is Conte, there are new expectations and we want to challenge for the Scudetto.”

Renzo Ulivieri, President of the Italian Coaches’ Association, claims Luciano Spalletti’s ‘dream’ is to work in Florence, amidst Fiorentina speculation.

Spalletti is reportedly Rocco Commisso’s first choice to take the reins once the Italo-American completes his Fiorentina takeover, and Ulivieri can see the appointment happening.

Prospective Fiorentina owner Rocco Commisso has reportedly made Luciano Spalletti his first choice to replace Vincenzo Montella as Coach.

Commisso is on the verge of buying Fiorentina for €200m, and Tuttomercatoweb writes the Italo-American billionaire has drawn up plans for a new-look Viola.

They include the appointment of Spalletti, who led Inter to successive Champions League qualifications but is unemployed after leaving the Nerazzurri last week.

Emerson Palmieri has advised Maurizio Sarri to stay at Chelsea but revealed that he would be ‘happy’ to work with Luciano Spalletti again.

Sarri has been heavily linked with taking over from Max Allegri at the Allianz Stadium this summer, and Tuttosport reports he could possibly be bringing Emerson with him.

The defender made just 27 appearances in all competitions for the Europa League winners last season as his Coach preferred to play Marcos Alonso for most of the campaign.

Emanuele Giaccherini gave an insight into Antonio Conte’s training methods and why he believes they can transform Inter. “He bleeds you dry.”

Conte replaced Luciano Spalletti this week with his return to Serie A after the Italy job and Chelsea.

“When I read Conte was coming to Inter, I thought they’ve found the right person to take them back to the top,” former Juventus winger Giaccherini told the Corriere dello Sport.

Sacked Luciano Spalletti said goodbye to fans and thanked President Steven Zhang for “allowing me the honour of being the Coach of Inter.”

The tactician was dismissed yesterday and Antonio Conte appointed this morning, despite steering the Nerazzurri to fourth place and Champions League qualification.

“It’s not true that I was often the only one to take responsibility and step up, because you were always there! Strong fans… strong destinies.

“Thank you for the 2,530,311 emotions… #withoutstopping ”