Inter are closing in on the signing of Fiorentina defender Cristiano Biraghi according to a report from Rome based news outlet Corriere dello Sport.

The Nerazzurri have already got an agreement in place with the full back, who is an Inter academy graduate and are on the verge of striking a deal with La Viola on a loan with redemption option basis.

The Italian international will replace the outgoing Dalbert, who is set to complete a loan with redemption option move back to former club Nice after failing to live up to expectations in his two years in Nerazzurri.

The report goes on to state that Inter will also use the loan with redemption option transfer formula in their hunt for a new midfielder too with Inter manager Antonio Conte wanting the club to sign Barcelona midfielder Arturo Vidal. Conte worked with Vidal previously at Juventus and with great success too.