Inter Milan sporting director Piero Ausilio intends to fly to London this week for talks with Mauricio Pochettino over taking the managerial vacancy with the Nerazzurri, according to Sky in Italy.

Tottenham Hotspur's boss confirmed second place in the Premier League for his side in Sunday's 2-1 defeat of Manchester United and, through his spells in charge of Southampton and Spurs, has impressed in England with his tactical fluidity and inclination to graduate youngsters into the first-team setup.

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His exploits have apparently alerted Italian giant Inter Milan, which is on the lookout for a new overseer after sacking Stefano Pioli last week following a run of five losses in six outings.

It would reportedly cost £4.2 million to buy Pochettino out of the remaining four years of his contract in north London, and Inter Milan is apparently willing to table an offer of £8.5 million per year to tempt the Argentinian to Lombardy.

Inter had first ambitiously sighted Chelsea's Antonio Conte and Atletico Madrid's Diego Simeone as its preferred candidates to succeed Pioli, but not only would it take impressive powers of persuasion to attract either, the fees incurred may have been too rich for the Serie A outfit's tastes.

"I don't know how we could convince Conte, or anyone, really," said Ausilio, as quoted by Joe Short from The Daily Express on Sunday.

"We know there are great coaches out there and most of them are under contract."

Inter occupies eighth place in Serie A, and rounds off the campaign with matches against Lazio and Udinese.