Football
Ben Gladwell, Italy correspondent 7y

No suitable bids for Inter Milan's Ivan Perisic - coach Luciano Spalletti

Inter Milan have yet to receive a suitable offer for Manchester United target Ivan Perisic, coach Luciano Spalletti has said.

Perisic, 28, has been strongly linked with a move to United but Spalletti says he is planning for Inter's future with the former Wolfsburg winger.

"Perisic has a valid contract [until 2020] and he has got to respect this," Spalletti told a news conference in Singapore.

"Then, if a satisfactory offer were to arrive, that would change things and we could even consider the offer.

"For the moment, though, the right offer has not yet arrived and he is here with us."

Inter have seen interest in Perisic, who they rate at over €50 million, go off the boil, and Spalletti made it clear he has no intention of losing him over the summer.

"As far as I am concerned Ivan is very important and I'm keeping hold of him," he said.

"If Inter were to accept an offer for him, it would only be to strengthen the side further."

Perisic came on as a half-time substitute in Inter's win over Lyon in the International Champions Cup on Monday and is expected to feature prominently in Thursday's friendly against Bayern Munich.

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