Roma and Inter face strong competition from Arsenal and Tottenham Hotspur in the race for FC Porto midfielder Hector Herrera.
A bidding war is breaking out after he failed to agree a new contract with the Portuguese club, but a January sale seems unlikely.
Nonetheless, RAI Sport claim that Premier League outfits Arsenal and Spurs have already dived in with big offers both to Porto and for the Mexico international’s salary.
The figures in the mix are beyond what Inter or Roma would be prepared to pay, so they expect to be cut out of the running early on.