Manchester United and Chelsea are reportedly considering January bids for Inter Milan wing-back Denzel Dumfries, but the Italians have slapped a big price tag on the Dutchman.
Both Premier League clubs are believed to be in the market for a new right-back during the mid-season window.
United were recently linked with Celtic’s Josip Juranovic, while Chelsea could battle Tottenham for Sporting CP defender Pedro Porro.
But Gazzetta dello Sport has reported that both clubs are also looking at Dumfries, who impressed for the Netherlands at the World Cup.
Inter’s starting demand is €60 million and the Italian club need to make a big sale before 30 June to balance their books.
Dumfries looks the likeliest big-name player to be sacrificed, although the Nerazzurri would prefer to wait until the summer to sell.
A January move is possible, though, if United or Chelsea firm up their interest this month.
Inter are said to have already lined up Bayern Munich and Morocco defender Noussair Mazraoui as Dumfries’ long-term replacement at San Siro as they look to the future.
The Dutchman joined the Italian giants from PSV in August 2021 to replace Achrif Hakimi and has made 68 appearances, scoring seven goals and producing 10 assists.
According to Transfermarkt, the 42-time Netherlands international’s value is €28m – less than half what Inter are said to be demanding for his signature.
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