The chief executive of Inter Milan Guiseppe Marotta has revealed the club's plan to recruit to stars from the English Premier League this summer. According to the Nerazzuri chief, the Serie A's defending champions have their sight set on signing Arsenal's Hector Bellerin and Manchester United's Alex Telles.
Bellerin has been tipped to leave Arsenal this summer after revealing that he is looking for a new challenge. The Spanish defender has reportedly handed in a transfer request to force his way out with a number of La Liga clubs said to be following his situation closely. Nevertheless, a report from Italy last week stated that Inter Milan are keen on securing the service of the full-back.
On the opposite flank, Inter are looking to test the resolve of Manchester United so as to recruit Alex Telles. Having joined the Red Devils ahead of the beginning of last season, the Brazilian left-back has been surplus to requirement owning to Luke Shaw's blistering form for the Ole Gunnar Solskjaer. As a result, the 28 years old defender is attracting interest from other clubs with AS Roma even having a loan move for the player rejected by United.
The possibility of a move away for Telles remains unclear but Marotta has stressed that his side will not leave any stone unturned in their pursuit.
"Hector Bellerin is a player we're following... but I can't say more. Alex Telles? "I can't exclude this possibility but we're making our plans and we'll see. We're now planning to keep our best players after selling Hakimi," he told Sky Sport Italia.
Bellerin is expected to be the direct replacement for Achraf Hakimi who joined Paris Saint-Germain for a reported fee of $82.6M. Ashley Young's return to Aston Villa also means that the Guisseppe Meaza outfit are short-handed in the right-back department.
