One of Napoli’s Dries Mertens and Chelsea’s Olivier Giroud will be brought in by Inter in the coming months according to a report in today’s print edition of Gazzetta dello Sport.
The two are both able to be signed to a pre-contract agreement due to the fact their deals with their respective employers are due to expire at the end of the current season.
Mertens has held talks with Napoli over a contract extension but seems far away from striking an agreement with them.
As for Giroud, he too has held talks with Chelsea, who also have a clause to extend his current deal by a season which could well scupper Inter’s move for him if they are to trigger said clause.
The role the players are vying for is to back-up to Romelu Lukaku. Whilst Giroud is certainly more suited for such a role over Mertens, Mertens does of course have a wealth of Serie A experience.