Cesar hopes stars stay

Both Sneijder and Eto'o have been strongly linked with moves away from the San Siro with Manchester United and Anzhi Makhachkala the likely destinations for the pair.

It seems as though Inter are prepared to let the two men go, with Sneijder claiming he is for sale, but Cesar has implored his employees to reconsider their stance.

The Brazilian stopper told Gazzetta dello Sport: ''I hope that Sneijder and Eto'o remain at the club.

"These are the two that are making the difference. If you want to win again, you will not sell those two.''

The 31-year-old keeper went on to describe how little he knows of new Inter coach Gian Piero Gasperini.

''Losing [the Supercoppa Italiana] in Beijing was sad but Gasperini explained what went wrong after the game," he said.

"I know very little about him and he can say the same thing for me. But I remember the compliments that [Jose] Mourinho paid him when Gasperini was at Genoa.''