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Inter Milan's Nemanja Vidic will not be leaving in the summer, his agent says

#INSERT type:image caption:Nemanja Vidic has been unable to secure a regular first team spot at Inter. END#

Nemanja Vidic is staying at Inter Milan despite failing to hold down a regular first-team place since arriving from Manchester United in the summer.

There has been speculation that the Serb, who joined the Nerazzurri on a free transfer, could even return to Old Trafford.

But that has been dismissed by agent Silvano Martina, who told Gazzetta TV that Vidic, who has two years remaining on his contract, had never regretted his decision to move to Italy.

"He's staying at Inter next season too," Martina said. "He made a very well-pondered decision when he decided to join the Nerazzurri's project even when Manchester United wanted to extend his contract.

"Nemanja's a great professional, and he has no problems with anybody."

Vidic has played in 16 of Inter's 28 Serie A games this season, missing one due to injury and one because of suspension.

There had been reports of a rift between the player and Inter coach Roberto Mancini after the 33-year-old was left out of recent games against Napoli and Cesena -- but Martina dismissed them as "lies."

Vidic returned to the starting XI in a 1-0 defeat to Sampdoria on Sunday and earned praise from his boss.

"I think we played a great game and I don't think we committed any mistakes in defence," he told his postmatch news conference.

"I think we'll carry on with Vidic and [Andrea] Ranocchia."