Inter Milan may be more open to sell Andre Onana to Antonio Conte’s Tottenham Hotspur than allowing Federico Dimarco to join Manchester City.
That’s according to 90Min, who highlight Inter’s need for sales this summer.
The Serie A giants need to balance the books and that means selling players at the end of the season.
Manchester City want left back Federico Dimarco, which could rake in around £40million.
Yet Inter aren’t all that keen on selling a key player like Dimarco and would actually prefer to sell somebody like Onana.
It’s noted that Inter may prioritise selling Onana given that Chelsea, Manchester United and Tottenham are all interested.
Onana certainly wouldn’t rake in £40million but maybe selling two or three players for decent fees will help Inter more than selling one key players for a large chunk of cash.
Tottenham have a chance to land Andre Onana
Spurs won’t be worried about City’s transfer plans taking a hit here – they may well jump at the chance to sign Onana if Inter really do prefer to sell him.
A hugely talented goalkeeper who impressed for Ajax, Onana moved to Inter on a free transfer last summer.
Onana has now forced his way into the Inter side ahead of 38-year-old Samir Handanovic and yet Inter are still open to selling – even with ex-Inter stopper Tommaso Berni calling Onana a ‘great player’.
Tottenham clearly need another goalkeeper; they must find the long-term heir to Hugo Lloris, who has turned 36 and appears to be regressing.
Onana is only 26 and is much more comfortable with the ball at his feet than Lloris, possibly aiding Tottenham’s building from the back.
This could be a golden opportunity for Tottenham and whilst City would be cursing Spurs for ruining their Dimarco plans, Tottenham wouldn’t care at all – they would have a new goalkeeper for years to come.
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