Inter Milan manager Walter Mazzarri has hailed Erick Thohir as the "ideal president" as the pair look to rebuild the club.

The three-time European champions finished fifth in Serie A in Mazzarri's first season at the helm and have since signed the likes of Nemanja Vidic, Gary Medel, Pablo Osvaldo and Yann M'Vila.

"I have an excellent rapport with Thohir and can assure you so far he has been the ideal president," the former Napoli coach told Corriere dello Sport.

"We had time to get to know each other and that relationship grew with time. Now we have a joint project that can allow us to build a great Inter over the years.

"We are only at the beginning and so far everything has been done within strict economic parameters. We are all working to restructure, rejuvenate and re-launch Inter."

Inter take on Sassuolo on Sunday.