Inter hope Vidal can push Barca to at least agree loan with option to buy (GdS)

Barcelona want €20m for Arturo Vidal, while Inter reportedly hope he can push them to at least agree a loan with option to buy.

Antonio Conte wants to reunite with the Chile international, having worked together at Juventus, and the club has made absolutely no secret of its interest.

The main sticking point is the cost of the operation, made even more complicated for Inter after their Champions League group stage exit.

According to La Gazzetta dello Sport, Barcelona want €20m to sell Vidal in the January transfer window.

They might be prepared to accept a six-month loan with obligation to buy in June, but Inter are hoping to make that either a dry loan or one with option to buy rather than obligation.

Italian papers suggest Vidal could help Inter out by trying to force a January exit, especially after reports he had stormed out of training when discovering he wasn’t in the starting XI to face Real Madrid midweek.

The 32-year-old has made 18 competitive appearances for Barcelona this season, contributing four goals and one assist.

However, he has not started a Liga game in almost two months.