AC Milan’s Franck Kessie is Inter’s number one alternative in the event that they are unable to complete a deal for top target Arturo Vidal according to a report in today’s print edition of Gazzetta dello Sport.

Inter have so far found getting a deal for Vidal done difficult. Despite the player having a clear desire to leave to join Inter, Barcelona are reluctant to let him depart the club.

In the past few days AC Milan enquired about Matteo Politano’s availability to Inter and Inter told them he was not available on a dry loan but could be signed for €25 million or in a swap deal.

Therefore Inter and AC Milan could end up swapping Kessie and Politano on a loan with obligation to buy basis. It will all depend on what happens with Vidal though.

The report from the Milan based newspaper goes on to state that things should be a lot clearer by the middle of next week.