Inter's Chivu snubs calls for Romania return

"I was clear and concise two years ago and I do not know why every time I have to repeat the same thing," Chivu, capped 75 times by the Balkan country, told local media on Monday.

The versatile 32-year-old defender, who joined Inter from AS Roma for a reported fee of 16 million euros in 2007, quit the national team in May last year, saying that age and injuries were behind his decision.

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