TRANSFER: Inter comes for Mikel

Club president Erick Thohir was in
attendance at Stamford Bridge on
Tuesday as the Serie A side target a
number of experienced English-based
players for the summer transfer
window
EXCLUSIVE
By Fabrizio Romano
Inter are planning to continue their Premier
League recruitment drive with a move for
Chelsea midfielder John Obi Mikel .
Inter president Erick Thohir is understood to
have been in attendance at Stamford Bridge
on Tuesday night for the Blues’ 2-0
Champions League triumph over Paris Saint-
Germain.
And the midfielder, who has started just nine
Premier League games during Jose
Mourinho’s second spell with Chelsea, is
considered a realistic transfer target by the
Nerazzurri .
Thohir is developing relationships with a
number of Premier League clubs ahead of a
planned summer overhaul at San Siro.
Inter have already secured the signing of free
agent Nemanja Vidic, who will leave
Manchester United at the end of the season.
As revealed by Goal, the Serie A side also
maintain an interest in Fernando Torres, but
believe a season-long loan deal for the
striker could be difficult to secure and have
made Manchester City’s Edin Dzeko their
No.1 target for the summer .
Goal also understands City midfielder Javi
Garcia is also a target for Inter , but the
Etihad Stadium outfit would want to recoup
the £16 million spent on the former Benfica
man.
Thohir has publicly declared the club’s
interest in both Torres and Dzeko, as well as
Arsenal full-back Bacary Sagna .