Chelsea and Tottenham stars are being eyed by Inter Milan

Inter sporting director Piero Ausilio traveled to London this week as he pursues deals for both Chelsea and Tottenham stars. Ausilio came to England with the target of reaching a deal with the Blues for a winter deal for Olivier Giroud, but a look at their north London rivals is also on the cards. The Daily Mail have claimed that the Italian giants are wasting no time in trying to add to Antonio Conte’s playing squad, with the San Siro side sitting just a point behind Juventus in Serie A after 12 fixtures. Frank Lampard is not likely to stand in the way of Giroud, who sits behind both Tammy Abraham and Michy Batshuayi in the pecking order, but Mauricio Pochettino will not be as forthcoming.

Inter are said to be interested in pursuing deals for both Jan Vertonghen and Christian Eriksen, who are both out of contract in the summer. The duo have been key to the good form of Tottenham over the past five years, but have seen their contracts run down to their last six months as Spurs consider their options going forward. Eriksen has snubbed all talk of signing a new deal after looking at a transfer to Spain last summer, with Vertonghen yet to receive an acceptable offer. If the two are to confirm their departures, it could spell the end of Pochettino’s time in north London, with Daniel Levy facing a big rebuilding task.

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In terms of a deal to sign Giroud, he is unlikely to cost more than the reported £18million Chelsea paid for his services in 2018, but Lampard remains a fan of his attitude. Giroud told Le Pelerin about his lack of playing time last month: “Accept it? No. I do not accept it. “You do not have to be fatalistic in certain situations. I have always been respectful and humble.

Christian Eriksen and Jan Vertonghen are set to leave Tottenham in the summer