This coming week will be key for Inter and their aspirations of signing Mousa Dembele to shore of the central midfield department Gazzetta dello Sport detail.

On Friday, the Chinese transfer window will shut and if no offers arrive, Inter will have a straight path toward the Belgian midfielder, who they have courted for a number of weeks now. It is understood that interest from Chinese club(s) exists but no offers have been forthcoming while Inter have made several proposals to Tottenham Hotspur.

Dembele remains at the World Cup with Belgium and if they are to be successful against France in their semi-final match-up tomorrow night, it could spell the end to Chinese club(s) chances of signing the 30-year-old due to the fact Belgium would be highly unlikely to allow any player to leave the camp ahead of the World Cup final, which they should, as expected, be entirely concentrated on.