Inter manager Antonio Conte is keen to have Inter progress in the Champions League due to the fact it could lead to him getting a January transfer window gift from Inter’s owners Suning according to a report in today’s paper edition of Tuttosport.
Conte would like a top quality midfielder and progression in the Champions League to the first knockout stage would earn Inter around €20 million.
The Nerazzurri have drawn heavy links to Barcelona’s Arturo Vidal, a player Conte has had previous success working with.
The Chilean, who is Inter’s number one target, will cost at least €40 million and Inter hope to be able to use funds raised through the expected circa €22 million sale of Gabriel ‘Gabigol’ Barbosa and the Champions League money to land the 32-year-old.
Vidal’s signing would certainly lead to Inter’s quality increasing but if they cannot get him, Manchester United’s Nemanja Matic is a low cost option who they could get instead.