after cardiff's relegation, medel joined italian club inter milan for a reported £10 million fee on 9 august 2014. the fee, which was £1 million less than what cardiff had signed medel for, was criticised by former striker nathan blake, but was justified by cardiff manager ole gunnar solskjær. medel made his serie a debut for inter on 31 august as they began the season with a goalless draw at torino, playing the full 90 minutes.