Massimo Moratti believes the effect of Ivan Perisic's departure from Inter cannot be understated, as the Italian side struggle at the start of 2022-23.
The former Inter president believes the club have tried to 'forget' how good a player the Croatian is as the Italian side look to kick-start their own season, with just four wins and three losses from seven games.
Perisic left the Giuseppe Meazza this summer on a free transfer to Tottenham, and has already notched four assists in nine games in all competitions.
The 77-year-old said: 'We all like to pretend to forget that [Ivan] Perisic was a fantastic player and he gave a very big helping hand to the defence too.