New Super Eagles midfielder, Obiora Nwankwo, has extended his contract with Serie A giants, Inter Milan, for another two years but was immediately loaned to another Italian club, Padova, who play in the Serie B.<br /><br />The mercurial ball passer, who joined the former European giants from Lagos team, Eco Football Club, in January 2010, had a year remaining on his three and half-year contract, but agreed fresh terms in a new deal that will tie him to Inter till June 30, 2015.<br /><br />The extension to his existing deal was sealed on Thursday in Milan after the player returned to Italy after a three-week national assignment, which had him play three games for the Eagles in 2013 Africa Nations and 2014 World Cup qualifiers.<br /><br />Though, he has not been able to establish himself in the Inter first team after fringe appearances in the 2010/2011 season, the Nerrazurri see a great future for the 20-year old and have moved quickly to tie him down following interests from other clubs in Italy, Germany and France.<br /><br />Nwankwo had featured in six Serie A matches and three UEFA Champions League games for Inter and Parma before a loan spell with Serie B side, AS Gubbio 1910, in the second half of the 2011/2012 season saw him play 18 games and scoring twice in the 21-match campaign.<br /><br />Despite his new deal, Inter want the former U-23 Eagles captain to continue his football development at former Serie A campaigners, Padova.<br /><br />The move to Padova will be a reunion for Nwankwo and coach Fulvio Pea, who helped groom the Nigerian ace in season 2009/2010 when he first arrived Italy from Eco Football Club and joined the Primavera (youth team) of the former Italian champions.<br /><br />Nwankwo, who left Nigeria on Wednesday night, is back in Gubbio after sealing the new Inter deal with his agent Spain-based agent Peter Ejiasi, but is expected to report in Padova for pre-season training next month.<br /><br />Ejiasi, a Nigerian but licensed by the Spanish football federation, RFEF, says of the contract extension:<br /><br />"We believe this is a good move for the player because Inter rate him highly and that is why they want him to stay with them longer.<br /><br />"So, though he is not a regular for them, they believe he is a player that will be ripe to play for them in a year's time.<br /><br />"The defensive midfield position is a tough one in Italian football and Serie A teams want players in such positions to have a lot of experience, so that is why they want him to go to Padova.<br /><br />"It's a deal both parties are happy about."