La Nazione reports today that Inter are very serious in their efforts to sign Fiorentina’s Federico Bernardeschi.

According to the report Inter’s Sporting Director Piero Ausilio considers the Viola player to be the ideal replacement for Croatian winger Ivan Perisic should the he decide to leave for the Premier League. La Nazione reports further that Inter’s interest in Bernardeschi isn’t conditioned on the future of Perisic, meaning the Viola player could be brought in to simply bolster the Nerazzurri attack.

The alternative to Bernardeschi, according to the report, is Sassuolo’s Domenico Berardi with Luis Muriel and Patrick Schick being considered for the role of back up player to captain Mauro Icardi. However, Inter will face stern competition from Juventus for Bernardeschi whose ongoing negotiations with Fiorentina regarding a contract extension is hardly going well.