Inter’s hopes of signing Arturo Vidal before the transfer window shuts are reliant upon Barcelona accepting a loan deal, according to Tuttosport.

Vidal is no longer part of Ernesto Valverde’s plans and was left out of his match-day squad for yesterday’s La Liga opener against Athletic Bilbao.

But Barca are not prepared to sell the midfielder on the cheap and have fixed an asking price of €20 million.

“It’s a delicate issue for Inter because, having had Radja Nainggolan in their squad for an entire season, they don’t want to repeat the mistake with Vidal,” the paper reported this morning.

“If Barcelona agreed to let him leave on loan the ball would be in Antonio Conte’s court. If he were prepared to take personal responsibility for the player then talks could take off.”

Sergej Milinkovic-Savic remains another target for Inter as they seek a high-profile midfielder, but the Serbian would be extremely difficult to sign unless Suning conceded an ‘extra budget’, which currently seems unlikely.

The Nerazzurri are expected to leave any deal until the final week of the window and analyse which players could be available on loan.

“Whoever they choose will have to improve the level of their midfield, and by a lot, otherwise it would make more sense for Inter to stay as they are,” TS concluded.