After Giannelli Imbula rejected a move to Inter in favour of Porto, the Nerazzurri are said to be considering Liverpool’s Lucas Leiva as their next target.
It looked like Inter had wrapped up the transfer of Imbula from Marseille but the Portuguese side swooped in at the last minute leaving Inter searching for a midfield partner for Geoffrey Kondogbia.
Now, according to Tuttosport, Inter have re-established contact with Liverpool midfielder Lucas as they look to strengthen their squad ahead of the new season.
The 28-year-old has previously been linked to Inter, and the club are said to be keen on the player partly because he holds an Italian passport, thus will not take up a non-EU transfer spot, as Serie A clubs can only sign two non-EU players from abroad per season.
Lucas made 20 Premier League appearances for Liverpool last season.
Ah perhaps now a deal can be reached concerning Kovacic?