Ivan Perisic’s agent remains hopeful “we can close the deal quickly with Inter, but Wolfsburg don’t seem willing to sell.”
It was reported today that the Nerazzurri would try to lower the €20m price-tag by including Xherdan Shaqiri in an exchange, but the Bundesliga club shot down the idea.
“We hope to close the deal quickly,” agent Tonci Martic told FcInterNews.it.
“As we’ve already said, Inter are a destination Ivan would like and I’d really love to see him with a Nerazzurri jersey.
“Now it’s up to Inter and Wolfsburg to work it out, although the Germans don’t seem that willing to sell him.
“Will €16m be enough? I don’t know, they must negotiate to reach an agreement. This is the obstacle to overcome.
“I cannot name names, but there are many other clubs interested from several different Leagues. I can say one thing, which is that Inter want the player and he’d only come to Italy for the Nerazzurri.
“Could Perisic be in Italy for pre-season training by the end of this week? It would be great. I hope so, but I can’t say for sure.”