Manchester United target Ivan Perisic has been named in Inter Milan’s squad for the Italian club’s tour of China and Singapore.
Inter boss Luciano Spalletti has announced a 28-man party flies out to Nanjing today.
Perisic has been on Reds boss Jose Mourinho’s summer wanted list but the price has been a stumbling block.
Mourinho was asked after United’s 2-1 USA tour win against Salt Lake City in Utah how the Perisic deal was progressing and he replied: “No idea.”
The fact Perisic is on the Inter tour squad list does not necessarily mean the deal is dead in the water and the saga is set to continue.
United’s executive vice chairman Ed Woodward has not flown to America yet to join up with United’s tour but has been continuing business back home.
Inter Milan have been playing hard ball over the cost of the 28-year-old Croatian international and have said they want £48m for the winger.
United haven’t been prepared to meet the asking price yet with Inter also suggesting a potential swap deal including the Reds’ Frenchman Anthony Martial.
Mourinho says he still wants two more players to add to his squad having signed £30m defender Victor Lindelof from Benfica this summer and £75m striker Romelu Lukaku from Everton.
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