According to 90Min, Milan Skriniar is a marked man and all of the Premier League’s elite are chasing his signature.
Indeed, according to this report, Skriniar is being courted by all of the big six, including Arsenal and Liverpool, and each of those clubs have been in contact with the player’s representatives in recent weeks to see how the land lies.
As luck would have it, Skriniar could be available very soon.
The centre-back’s contract is up next summer, meaning that a pre-contract agreement can be reached as early as January, but if any of these clubs want to accelerate any deal, they can begin negotiating with Inter in the winter too.
Inter, of course, want to keep hold of their star defender, but the Italian giants are reportedly worried about interest from England turning the player’s head.
Skriniar is a fantastic centre-back who has been shining in Serie A for a number of years now, and a true testament to his quality is the fact that he’s adored by Jose Mourinho.
Say what you will about Mourinho, he knows a good centre-back when he sees one, and according to Fabrizio Romano, Mourinho ‘loves’ Skriniar and he desperately tried to sign him for Spurs.
Of course, Spurs are another team in this race, and that could mean that a reunion with former Inter boss Antonio Conte is on the cards, but with Conte’s future in north London uncertain, that one may be on ice until Daniel Levy can get to grips with his manager’s future plans.
As for Liverpool, Virgil van Dijk and Joe Gomez’s poor turn of form may convince them that they need to bring another elite centre-back through the door, while Gabriel Magalhaes has been highlighted as the weak-link in this Arsenal team all season long by numerous pundits.
This race for Skriniar will be very interesting, and it’s certainly one to keep an eye on in the coming months.
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