Inter will have to wait for Roma to sign either Gonzalo Higuain or Mauro Icardi before they can bring Edin Dzeko to the club, according to Corriere della Sera.
Roma rejected the Nerazzurri’s improved bid of €15 million earlier this week and have included Dzeko in their squad to play Perugia in their latest preseason friendly.
The Bosnian has declined the offer of a new deal in the capital but sporting director Gianluca Petrachi is still holding out for €20 million.
Icardi will have to consider Roma’s interest now, along with an offer from Napoli, because he can no longer sign for Juventus.
The Bianconeri seemed certain to make a move for Inter’s former captain in the window, but now they are closing in on signing Romelu Lukaku instead.
United would receive Paulo Dybala in return as part of a swap deal, and the forward’s definitive ‘yes’ to the Red Devils is all that is missing.
Dybala is sceptical about a move to the Premier League but his entourage, headed by his manager Jorge Antun, flew to Manchester last night for talks.
Negotiations between Juve and United are progressing and it seems ever more likely Lukaku will sign for the Old Lady soon.
Edinson Cavani has become Inter’s most credible alternative to Lukaku as Antonio Conte sees his number one transfer target disappear.
