Inter Milan striker Eder had recently denied rumors that he is about to move to China with an unnamed Chinese Super League team while he also insisted of his loyalty to his current Italian Serie A club.

Eder was sent to Inter from Sampdoria last January on a two-year loan contract, but the 29-year-old Brazil-born Italian footballer was said to have struggled since then, scoring only once in 14 appearances for I Nerazzurri as compared to 12 times in 19 games for I Blucerchiati during the first half of last term.

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With his evident scoring struggles, speculations have emerged that he is desiring on a move away from San Siro this summer and one of those rumors is a big-money transfer to the Far East nation.

However, he was quick to debunk the rumors and clarified that he "never once thought about abandoning Inter".

ESPN reported that the Italy international asserted that "he never entertained the idea of leaving" Inter Milan "even if he had the opportunity to do so".

"I read about this interest from China too, but honestly I never considered it," said Eder.

The 5-foot-11 Lauro Müller, Brazil native then admitted that he actually "received two or three offers from top clubs", but he chose to remain with La Beneamata because he feels that he is "an important part of the project here."

"This is a big club and when you are in such a big club, one of the strengths is the competition among the players which only increases the quality of their work," he added.

Meanwhile, Football Italia noted that Eder did not regret signing with Inter from La Samp in January and had also claimed that he joined the Milan squad "in a difficult moment" last season.

"Some people forget that last year I joined Inter in their most difficult moment. And yet I remained calm even over those weeks," he said.

Eder then mentioned that he did not waste any time with the San Siro residents even if he was not scoring the way he does in his previous squad. But with the new season starting, he hopes to prove his worth in new head coach Frank De Boer's rotation.

"Now we all start again from zero, our slates clean," he added.

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