Inter to beat Arsenal to £37m Roma defender
Telelombardia (via the Daily Mirror) confirm that the two sides have reached an understanding over the 25-year-old, who has been one of Calcio’s best defenders for several years.
Arsenal and Chelsea were also linked to him, as were Juventus.
The Nerazzurri are currently playing Gary Medel at centre-back, a converted midfielder, and need to beef things up if they are to compete with Juventus.
Suning, Inter’s owners, recently backed under-fire Coach Stefano Pioli, and intend to sign him a few players, including Stef De Vrij and Ricardo Rodriguez, also chased by the aforementioned London sides.
Manolas has also been pursued by Manchester United.
The Greek international has made a total of 37 appearances this season, and has confirmed that he is the kind of talent that is ready to make the next step forwards. Though Inter are behind Roma at the moment, they have better investment prospects, as underlined by new owners Suning.