( CNN ) -- Italian champions Inter Milan have handed a new three-year contract to veteran defender Marco Materazzi . Marco Materazzi now seems set to end his playing career with Inter Milan . The 35-year-old World Cup winner 's existing deal had been due to run out at the end of next summer , but he is now set to stay at the San Siro until 2012 . A statement on the Inter Web site read : `` FC Internazionale and Marco Materazzi announce the agreement for an extension which will bind the player to the club until 30 June 2012 . '' The center-back has made almost 250 appearances for the Nerazzurri since joining Inter in 2001 , winning four Serie A titles . However , last season he was restricted to just 15 outings under new manager Jose Mourinho . `` I 'll be Inter for life , '' he wrote on his official Web site , Goal.com reported on Thursday . `` And it 's not just a figure of speech . I could not have been more satisfied before leaving for my holidays -- I have extended my contract with Inter until 2012 , hence until the end of my career . `` That 's what I have always desired , since I am an Inter fan as much as I am one of their players . `` I will quit football wearing this shirt , and now I only want to try and win as much as we can both in Italy and in Europe . We 'll see each other on July 10 for the start of the new season . I will be fired up . '' Materazzi is still best known for his antics in the 2006 World Cup final , when his comments to Zinedine Zidane led to the France playmaker being sent off for a vicious headbutt in his farewell international which ended with the Italians being crowned world champions . Meanwhile , Inter have also completed the signing of Genoa midfielder Thiago Motta on a four-year contract . The 26-year-old , who resurrected his career last season after moving from Barcelona , has finalized a deal that was agreed earlier in the summer and also saw Argentine striker Diego Milito move to the San Siro on Tuesday . Inter confirmed that midfielder Francesco Bolzoni , defender Leonardo Bonucci and striker Riccardo Meggiorini will join the Grifoni on a permanent basis in an overall package including the five players worth a reported $ 42 million .
Marco Materazzi handed new three-year contract by Italian champions . The 35-year-old defender now tied to Inter Milan until the summer of 2012 . The center-back 's existing deal was due to expire in a year 's time . TL;DR