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Tottenham and Manchester United to lock horns over Inter veteran Diego Godin

Diego Godin

The Uruguay international joined the Nerazzurri last summer on a free transfer after a successful spell at Atletico Madrid.

But he has struggled to settle in Italy and has faced a tough fight with youngster Alessandro Bastoni for a place in Antonio Conte’s starting line-up.

With Jan Vertonghen’s contract set to expire at the end of the season, Mourinho wants to add experience and leadership to a backline that has failed to impress this term.

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Alasdair Mackenzie is a freelance journalist based in Rome, and a FourFourTwo contributor since 2015. When not pulling on the FFT shirt, he can be found at Reuters, The Times and the i. An Italophile since growing up on a diet of Football Italia on Channel 4, he now counts himself among thousands of fans sharing a passion for Ross County and Lazio.