Inter head coach Simone Inzaghi wants to bring in Lazio defender Francesco Acerbi on loan before the end of the transfer window, but the club directors continue to focus on trying to get deals done for Manuel Akanji or Trevoh Chalobah.

This according to today’s print edition of Milan-based newspaper Corriere della Sera, who report that the Nerazzurri coach is hoping for Acerbi and that the 34-year-old’s agent believes he can convince the Biancocelesti on a loan deal with a purchase option.

Inzaghi has worked with Acerbi successfully in the past, coaching the former Sassuolo defender for three seasons while in charge of Lazio, and feels that the 34-year-old would be an acceptable option to replace Andrea Ranocchia as a backup at the heart of the back three.

Meanwhile, Acerbi’s agent Federico Pastorello is working to fully convince the Biancocelesti to sanction a loan deal with a purchase option before the end of the window.

A deal for the 34-year-old would be feasible and Inzaghi would be content with it, but the club directors still feel more inclined towards targeting a younger profile, and so are waiting to see what happens with Borussia Dortmund’s Akanji and Chelsea’s Chalobah before they pull the trigger on signing Acerbi.