Inter have a summer deal for Udinese midfielder Rodrigo de Paul ‘in the bag’, according to an Italian media report today.
As per Tuttosport’s print edition, barring any cataclysms, the Argentine will become a Nerazzurri player for next season, although Inter are understood to still have faint hope that they could maybe bring him to the club this month.
In order to bring him to Milan in January, everything depends on what happens with attacking midfielder Christian Eriksen.
If the under performing Denmark international were to be sold, then the funds would be there for Inter to be able to wrap up a deal for De Paul during this transfer window instead.
However, as things stand, any meetings Inter have had regarding offloading Eriksen have all been done on the basis of a loan deal.
A return to Tottenham Hotspur remains an option and he could join them on a fee paying loan but this would not be enough for Inter to bring De Paul to the club right now.
Udinese’s position in the table does not help matters either as far as acquiring De Paul now is concerned, but the report concludes that the 26-year-old has made his decision regarding a move to the Nerazzurri.
De Paul has scored four goals and provided three assists for Udinese this season, netting the opener in Saturday’s 2-1 defeat at Sampdoria.
