According to Gazzetta dello Sport, Cédric Soares is already working in Appiano because Spalletti wants to test him against Lazio in the Coppa Italia on Thursday evening.

Soares has joined Inter on an initial loan deal from the Premier League club Southampton for a fee of €500,000 with an option to make it permanent in the summer for a further €11 Million.

Meanwhile, Sime Vrsaljko is in good shape and the situation of the Croatian will be defined between tomorrow and Tuesday. Atletico Madrid, as his parent club, will decide if they will operate on the medial collateral of his left knee or if they will choose conservative therapy. The season would be almost over for the Croatian right-back, and it is very likely that the player can immediately return to Madrid with five months left to run on his Inter loan deal.

Vrsaljko has been plagued with injury problems since he joined Inter after the world cup in Russia where he reached the final with Croatia.