Conte ready to sell Oscar to Inter for 30m

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Chelsea midfielder Oscar has emerged as a transfer target for Serie A giants Inter Milan, according to reports.

The 25-year-old scored just three goals in 25 Premier League appearances for the Blues last season amid rumours of discontent as the club finished in 10th place.

With Oscar allegedly deemed to be surplus to requirements at Stamford Bridge, La Gazzetta dello Sport believes that the Nerazzurri are plotting a possible move for the Brazil international.

Juventus have reportedly also been interested in Oscar in the past, though they have already strengthened their midfield with the summer signings of Miralem Pjanic and Marko Pjaca.

Asked if Oscar has a future at Chelsea, Conte said: “All 29 players are Chelsea’s players at the moment. After this period I speak with my club.

“I agree after this tour to see all the players and then to take a decision. When we finish this period I will take the right decision for the player and for the club.

“There are players who will stay and others will go. This is football. It is important to be clear with all.

“My aim is to become a team on and off the pitch.

ENGLAND

• Chelsea are preparing a 68 million pounds bid to buy back striker Romelu Lukaku – even though Everton do not want to sell the 23-year-old. The Blues have stepped up their bid to re-sign Lukaku, after Real Madrid ruled out selling Alvaro Morata.
• Leroy Sane is close to completing a move to Manchester City from Schalke for a fee of 37 million pounds plus add-ons. The Bundesliga club announced on Monday that the midfielder was in Manchester and had not joined their pre-season training camp in Austria.
• Everton have offered Southampton 9 million pounds for Portugal centre-back Jose Fonte.
• New Sunderland manager David Moyes will try to sign winger Adnan Januzaj and forward Will Keane, from his former club Manchester United.
• Newcastle have lined up Mohamed Diame as a possible replacement for Moussa Sissoko.
• Liverpool defender Mamadou Sakho will not join Roma this summer, his agent has said.

SPAIN

• Valencia have confirmed the signing of defender Martin Montoya from Barcelona. The 25-year-old has signed a deal until 2020 and will be officially presented on Tuesday.
• Fernando Llorente’s agent says the striker plans to stay at Sevilla, despite interest from clubs including Swansea.

GERMANY

• Wolfsburg have signed Jakub Blaszczykowski from Borussia Dortmund on a three-year contract. Poland international Blaszczykowski, who joined Dortmund in 2007, has completed a permanent deal for a reported 5 million Euros after Thomas Tuchel deemed him surplus to requirements.
• The clubs coach Dieter Hecking has said midfielder Julian Draxler will not be leaving the Bundesliga club in the transfer window.
• After losing centre-back Naldo to Schalke on a free transfer and selling Andre Schurrle to Borussia Dortmund, Wolfsburg do not want any more players to depart. Draxler, Luiz Gustavo and Ricardo Rodriguez have all been linked with moves during the summer.

FRANCE

Lyon winger Mathieu Valbuena has rejected rumours that he is lining up a switch to Turkish side Fenerbahce

ITALY

• Inter Milan have made an offer of 42million pounds for Paris Saint-Germain striker Edinson Cavani, according to the Italian press. Corriere dello Sport reports that the Milanese outfit had a meeting with PSG directors last week after the two teams had faced off in the International Champions Cup.
• The club is open to selling current forward Mauro Icardi to Napoli in order to help fund the deal.

SOURCES :BBC, SkySports, soccernet.com