Chelsea target Candreva scores stunner for Inter Milan
Jose Mourinho's side have been locked in talks with the Serie A side for months but negotiations have stalled with United refusing to meet Inter's £48million price-tag.
Luciano Spalletti has stated several times his desire to keep hold of the Croatia international but it seems Perisic's team-mate Candreva could be leaving.
Italian outlet Mediaset Premium claim Inter will only part with one of their wingers and they are more willing to sell Candreva than Perisic.
They will also look to sign Keita Balde from Lazio as Candreva's replacement.
Antonio Candreva and Ivan Perisic are attracting interest from the Premier League
Candreva is a prime target for Chelsea with Antonio Conte hopeful of adding an attacking player with Champions League experience.
Italian Conte knows his fellow countryman well having managed the international team with Candreva winning 47 caps for his country.
Inter's desire to sell the 30-year-old to Chelsea is bad news for United's pursuit of Perisic and they will need to act quickly if they want to avoid missing out on him.
Chelsea lost out to United in the battle for Romelu Lukaku this summer after the Red Devils swooped in with a late £75m bid.
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Inter Milan would rather keep Ivan Perisic than Antonio Candreva
The Blues settled for Alvaro Morata and then decided to sell Nemanja Matic to the Red Devils.
But despite Chelsea being in the driving seat for Candreva and Perisic's move to United stalling, neither club will have the final say in this transfer saga.
Inter hold all the cards and this time around Chelsea look to have got one up on their Premier League rivals.
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