Inter have tabled a contract offer to Napoli star Dries Mertens according to a report from Italian broadcaster SportMediaset.
Mertens current contract with Napoli is due to expire at the end of the season and for this reason other clubs are able to try and reach an agreement with him on a pre-contract basis.
Inter have offered him a two year deal with an annual salary of €6 million in the hope of snatching him away from Napoli, whose offer falls some way short of theirs.
As per the report, Napoli have offered the 32-year-old Belgian an annual salary of €4 million, €500,000 in bonuses and a signing on bonus.
Inter manager Antonio Conte is pushing to have Mertens brought in to take the place of Alexis Sanchez, who is set to return to Manchester United once his loan with the club expires.
Inter striker Romelu Lukaku is also at work trying to convince his compatriot to join him in Milan.
