Inter Milan Set For £65m Bid For Tottenham Stars

San Siro giants are keen on White Hart Lane duo.

Inter Milan officials have contacted their Tottenham Hotspur counterparts about the possibility of signing midfielders Gareth Bale and Luka Modric.

The Serie A champions want to rebuild an ageing sqaud this summer and see the Spurs duo as the ideal replacements.

Inter manager Leonardo is a long-term admirer of both players and his bosses were impressed by them after playing Tottenham in the Champions League.

The Italians believe they will have a realistic chance of persuading Spurs to sell, should they miss out on the top four.

Inter will test the North London club’s resolve with a £65million double bid for the midfielders.

Spurs manager Harry Redknapp insists none of his stars will be sold but chairman Daniel Levy has said the wage bill will have to be reduced if the club do not retain Champions League status.

Modric has said he is not thinking of leaving, but Inter believe they can lure him away by offering him Champions League football next season.

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Liverpool to Offer Alberto Aquilani in Wise £10m Inter Milan Swap Deal

Anfield outfit consider using one Italian to land another.

Liverpool will reportedly attempt to land Inter Milan left back Davide Santon by offering Alberto Aquilani in return for the talented young Italian international. Anfield director of football has identified the young San Siro full back as an ideal answer to what has become a problem position and believe that by offering a swap deal they may well persuade Nerazzurri boss Leonardo to sell.

Santon is considered one of the hottest prospects in Italian football but is finding it next to impossible to dislodge either Maicon or Christian Chivu who currently occupy the wide areas of the Inter Milan defence. The 20 year old has therefore been farmed out on loan to struggling Cesena.

Though Santon can operate on either flank Comolli would look to the attack minded Italian to ply his trade on the left as the right side of Liverpool’s defence seems covered with youngster Martin Kelly proving a very able customer and Glen Johnson also available in that position.

Liverpool midfielder Alberto Aquilani is currently out on loan to Juventus but the Turin side are unwilling to come close to the valuation placed on the former Roma man and the Merseyside outfit are not willing to budge on price so will look instead to offer the proven Italian international in a swap deal to land Santon.

Leonardo may well be interested in such a deal as he seems likely to offload the likes of Sulley Muntari (on loan to Sunderland) whilst Dejan Stankovic and Esteban Cambiasso are both getting on in years and the signing of the 26 year old Liverpool man may represent a good bit of business for all parties concerned.

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Manchester United to Make £40m Summer Bid for Inter Milan Playmaker Wesley Sneijder

Old Trafford boss keen on San Siro star.

Manchester United will make an audacious attempt to sign Wesley Sneijder from Inter Milan in the summer. Even though the 26-year-old midfielder signed a new contract to remain at the San Siro until 2015 it has failed to deter Sir Alex Ferguson from pursuing the Holland star.

Fergie sees Sneijder as the ideal long-term replacement for Paul Scholes. Sneijder has returned to form for Inter since regaining full fitness, leading them into the Champions League quarter-finals. While he maintains he has no desire to quit Italy, close friends claim Sneijder’s head has been turned by United’s interest.

Inter president Massimo Moratti said: “The interest from Manchester United in Sneijder is real, but I didn’t look into it. My only interest is seeing Sneijder play here for many more years to come.” The one stumbling block could be a potential £40million fee and personal demands. Sneijder is earning around £140,000 a week.

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It’s interesting that Inter Milan president Massimo Moratti would come out and confirm interest from Man United in one of their players as it clearly opens the door for more concrete moves for the talented Dutch international, if indeed the 26 year old is interested in a move to Old Trafford.

Given that life under Leonardo is seemingly far more harmonious than under Rafa Benitez, it seems that there is less incentive for Sneijder to leave the reigning Champions League holders, not least because under the Brazilian boss the Nerazzurri are once again a force to be reckoned with and very much back in the hunt for a sixth straight Serie A title.

Sir Alex Ferguson is reportedly looking to add more creative talents to his midfield, primarily goal scoring talents as the Premier League table toppers don’t have much in that department. Darren Fletcher, Anderson, Michael Carrick and Paul Scholes have managed just three goals in a combined total of 79 Premier League appearances.

The likes of Chelsea have Frank Lampard, Arsenal have Cesc Fabregas, Liverpool have Steven Gerrard and Tottenham have Rafael Van der Vaart, another player Ferguson is reportedly interested in. Whereas in his pomp Scholes used to weigh in with a dozen plus goals a season, he is now employed in a far deeper role.

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