Davide Santon: 'I never turned down Inter Milan'

Davide Santon has said that he didn't reject an offer to join Inter Milan, following comments made by his girlfriend on Twitter earlier today.

The 24-year-old has completed a loan move to San Siro following a frustrating season at Newcastle United.

His partner Chloe Sanderson had claimed that he had initially declined a move, but this evening the defender has cleared up the misunderstanding.

"I wanted to be clear and honest, as I always have done. She had a bit of confusion over the last few hours with people saying I first rejected Inter's offer, then was forced to come here by Newcastle," Santon wrote on his official Facebook page.

"None of that is true. I never turned down Inter. As the negotiations all happened on deadline day, I just asked for a couple of hours to talk about it with my family and see what they thought.

"After talking to my girlfriend and my parents, all together we decided it would be a fantastic choice and therefore here I am ready to begin with my new Number 21 jersey."

Santon had made just one appearance for Newcastle this season.