So thinking about this, in the last 25 years...
Rejected Real Madrid to join Inter:
- Ivan Cordoba
- Cristian Chivu
- Ricardo Quaresma (people tend to forget this one)
- Christian Eriksen (Zidane factor)
- Marcus Thuram (oh yes)
- Benjamin Pavard
Rejected Inter to join Real Madrid:
- Cicinho (thank fuck)
- Casemiro
- Eder Militao
(granted that for years we weren't in a position to target certain players that Real Madrid was targeting)
Left Inter for Real Madrid:
- Ronaldo
- Mateo Kovacic
Left Real Madrid for Inter:
- Clarence Seedorf
- Esteban Cambiasso
- Walter Samuel
- Santiago Solari
- Luis Figo
- Wesley Sneijder
- Achraf Hakimi
Rejected Real Madrid to stay at Inter:
- Javier Zanetti
- Adriano
- Diego Milito
- Mauro Icardi
- Marcelo Brozovic
- Nicolo Barella
(iirc Maicon wanted to move but Moratti blocked it)
[will soon add Alessandro Bastoni to this list as Real Madrid is preparing a summer bid]
Rejected Inter to stay at Real Madrid:
- Nacho?
(heck, even Modric had agreed terms but Perez blocked it

)
overall might have missed a couple, but still... from 2000 till today. Panucci to Inter misses out for a few months as well.
Point of this?
We are Inter. We look at a club like Real Madrid in the eye, money or not.