Manchester United in talks with Sporting Lisbon for £50m Midfielder, Red Devils fall further behind in race to sign Matthijs de Ligt and more Manchester United Transfer News: July 4, 2019

By Deepungsu Pandit

Modified Jul 04, 2019 16:23 GMT

United have fallen further behind in the race to sign Matthijs de Ligt

#2 Inter Milan still interested in signing Romelu Lukaku

Lukaku is still Inter Milan's number one target this summer

Inter Milan are still very interested in signing Romelu Lukaku, according to the player's agent Federico Pastorello. The Italian had a meeting with Inter Milan director on Wednesday night and revealed that the two clubs are in talks over a potential transfer.

It was just a chat. I spoke with the director [Giuseppe Marotta] to understand the club's intentions with the player. They will take the decisions, we can't put a time frame on it.

What is clear is that if Inter want the player, they will need to get a move on.

Inter are seriously trying to sign him, they are all out for him. Goals are not always there to be reached, but it's a declared target. At the moment, it remains a complicated dream.

Lukaku is apparently new Inter Milan coach Antonio Conte's number one target this summer. However, the two clubs have failed to reach an agreement regarding the Belgian's transfer.

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