Reports in Corriere dello Sport this morning have stated that Inter Milan offered Chelsea boss Antonio Conte a 10-year contract to be the next coach of the club. As the Nerazzurri gets ready to unveil Luciano Spalletti as their new boss, the journal claims that the Suning Group, which owns the Italian giants, were ready to offer Conte €12M-a-season to return to his homeland.
 

Towards the end of last season, Inter made it quite clear that the Italian tactician was their number one choice but when it became clear that his future would remain in West London, Nerazzurri chiefs decided to look elsewhere and recruited the former Roma boss to take over one of Italian football’s hottest seats.
 

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Calciomercato.com’s Nicola Balice writes that Juventus are moving ahead in the race to sign Fiorentina play-maker Federico Bernardeschi. The 23-year-old, dubbed the “New Baggio” is also being courted by Chelsea and Manchester United.

New Zenit boss Roberto Mancini has been linked with a move for Roma midfielder Leandro Paredes. The 22-year-old has been linked with a move to Liverpool and Juventus this summer but the former Manchester City tactician looks to have also entered the race (Gazzetta dello Sport).

Sky Italia reports that Lazio are interested in taking French striker M’Baye Niang. The 22-year-old is owned by AC Milan but spent last season on-loan at Watford. He has now returned to his parent club to await developments.

Sky Sport 24 also states that Milan have entered into talks with Fiorentina over striker Nikola Kalinic. The 29-year-old Croatian striker has been linked with a move to the Premier League with West Ham United having tracked him throughout last season.





Steve Mitchell