Inter Milan enter transfer race for Man Utd star Chris Smalling who could reunite with Sanchez, Lukaku and Young

INTER MILAN have entered the race to sign Manchester United centre-back Chris Smalling, according to reports.

Inter boss Antonio Conte is said to be keen on reuniting him with former Red Devils Romelu Lukaku, Ashley Young and Alexis Sanchez.

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The 30-year-old had a successful spell on loan at Roma this season.

And both Roma and Smalling were keen to make the deal permanent.

But United are holding out for £20million and with Roma only willing to pay £12m, the deal seems to have gone cold.

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But Roma's Serie A rivals Inter are ready to swoop, according to the .

Conte is said to have been impressed by Smalling's ability in a back-three and plans on utilising him in the same way.

The England defender, 30, returned to Old Trafford last week after his loan with Roma ended.

He had become a huge favourite at the club after an impressive season, and is interested in a permanent move.

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It is understood Smalling would like a return to Italy, but Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is still a big fan of his.

He still has two years left on his £130,000-a-week United deal, which Roma were forced into paying a large chunk of.

SunSport understands the ex-Fulham ace would be willing to take a sizeable pay cut to secure a move away.

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