Inter targets (from left): Didier Drogba, Ricardo Carvalho
and Frank Lampard
INTER MILAN aim to rip the heart out of Chelsea with a
£35million raid for three of their top stars.
The Portuguese, who is expected to be confirmed as Roberto
Mancini's San Siro replacement within 48 hours, is reported to have
his eye on Frank Lampard, Ricardo Carvalho and Didier Drogba. And
he has already handed a transfer dossier to the Serie A club’s
president Massimo Moratti. Mourinho knows the players’ contract
details from his time at Chelsea and Inter’s cash bid reflects that
— plus the ages of the trio.
Each of them will be 30 by the start of next season,
with Lamps the highest earner on £125,000 a week. Inter value
Drogba at £21.5m, Carvalho at £7m and Lampard at £6.5m.
Lamps has 12 months left on his deal and the
midfielder’s market price is based on the final year of his salary.
Carvalho shares the same agent as Mourinho — Jorge Mendes — and is
referred to by the Portuguese coach as ‘his son’.
Moratti has promised Mourinho he is willing to spend
£60m in the transfer market this summer. Inter are trying to thrash
out a compensation deal with Mancini before naming their new
boss.
