Franck Kessie is on the radar of Inter. The Ivorian midfielder is admired by Sporting Director Piero Ausilio, who has contacted the player’s agent and brother, George Atangana on several occasions, the most recent being last week.
 

With the two teams meeting in Bergamo on Sunday, Ausilio will in all probability, use the opportunity to open negotiations with Atalanta and start laying the foundations for a possible summer move. There has not been a concrete approach by the nerazzurri so far so Ausilio will be anxious to know what sort of price Atalanta would be prepared to let the 19-year-old leave the club for and if Napoli has already been given first-refusal on the player.  

There are many clubs around Europe interested in the youngster and Atalanta will of course, use this interest to their advantage to negotiate the best deal possible. One weapon Inter have up their sleeve however is Assane Gnoukouri; a great friend of Kessie’s who is beginning to get first-team experience under new coach Frank de Boer. Since he was little, he has always had a soft spot for city rivals Milan; what price an approach from Mirabelli and Fassone! 


By Pasquale Guarro. Translated by Steve Mitchell