Premier League clubs Leicester City, Crystal Palace and Southampton are looking to sign Andreaw Gravillon after an impressive Ligue 1 season for the versatile defender, as reported by FootMercato.
The Guadeloupe-born 23-year-old may be an Inter Milan player technically speaking, but even he knows a future at the San Siro appears unlikely.
That’s not to say Gravillon is giving up on his dreams of a first-team role under Antonio Conte. He wouldn’t be the first player to belatedly make his mark at the Nerazzurri after all.
“It will always be difficult to succeed at a club like Inter, even for great players,” Gravillon said in April, via FootMercato.
“Look at Christian Eriksen. We expected him to start games immediately but that turned out not to be the case.
“If Inter decide they want to keep me one day, it will mean I’ve managed to do my job and they’re counting on me. What matters is to play, show who I am and make a name for myself.”
Gravillon has certainly done just that in France.
The sturdy centre-back played a key role as Lorient narrowly avoided relegation from Ligue 1 this season and his performances on loan at the Stade du Moustoir have caught the eye of Crystal Palace, Leicester and Southampton, not to mention a number of clubs in France and Spain.
Gravillon, who hasn’t made a single Serie A appearance in two years as an Inter Milan player, could replace veterans Scott Dann or Gary Cahill at a Crystal Palace side attempting to bridge the gap between the Roy Hodgson era and a new one at Selhurst Park.
Leicester, meanwhile, have bid farewell to the legendary Wes ‘Captain’ Morgan while a Southampton side that conceded 68 goals this season is desperate to cut out the defensive blunders.
An eye-catching loan spell in England, if that’s indeed a possibility, would certainly boost Gravillon’s hopes of ‘doing an Eriksen’ at Inter Milan.
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