It seems that Inter are closing in on long-anticipated summer target Antonio Candreva. According to today’s edition of La Gazzetta dello Sport Suning Group have allowed Piero Ausilio to make an improved bid for the Italy International who will move to the San Siro in a € 25 million deal (€ 21 million cash plus € 4 million of bonus. The payment can be split into four financial years).
Candreva has already a verbal agreement with the nerazzurri, having agreed to sign a four-year, € 2.7 million-a-year deal. The 29-year-old could undergo medical on Sunday and join his new teammates at Inter’s training ground La Pinetina on August 4.
Inter are still looking for a new center midfielder: Lassana Diarra, Paredes, Roberto Soriano, Ramires and Lucas Biglia are all on Mancini’s shopping list.
Meantime, Lazio have already find out how to invest proceedings of the sale of Candreva. Still according to La Gazzetta dello Sport, the biancocelesti have found agreement with Newcastle for the signing of Florian Thauvin who will move to the Olimpico for € 12 million. The French midfielder signs a new € 1.5 million deal.
Lazio have also agreement with Sao Paulo for centre-back Rodrigo Caio (€ 11.5 million), but still trying to persuade the 22-year-old Brazilian centre-back. Keita has asked to leave. Monaco have offered € 20 million, Lotito wants ten more.
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Manchester United are close to signing Paul Pogba from Juventus for the world-record transfer fee of € 115 million (Gazzetta dello Sport)
The Old Lady will make an attempt for Axel Witsel once the French striker departs (Tuttosport)
Arkadiusz Milik will undergo medical with Napoli today (various)
AS Roma are set to complete the singing of former Chelsea target Amadou Diawara within the next 24 hours (Gazzetta dello Sport)
Chievo and Cagliari are battling it out for the signing of Marco Borriello who is also wanted in the MLS (Gazzetta dello Sport)
Napoli and Torino are going to meet in the next few weeks to start negotiations for Mirko Valdifiori and Nikola Maksimovic (Tuttosport)
Tolisso has refused to join Napoli preferring to stay at Lyon instead (Corriere dello Sport)
Source: Calciomercato.com
