Manchester City have been linked with Inter Milan left wing-back Federico Dimarco, but they are facing two major problems in getting a deal done, including competition from Chelsea.
According to 90min, Manchester City are interested in signing Federico Dimarco from Inter Milan.
The report has claimed that the defending Premier League champions scouted Dimarco last season and remain keen on the 25-year-old left wing-back.
90min has reported that City have continued to keep an eye on the progress of Dimarco this season and want to bring him to the Etihad Stadium.
Manchester City facing two hurdles in signing Federico Dimarco
However, City will have two major hurdles to overcome.
First of all, City, who won the Premier League, the UEFA Champions League and the FA Cup last season, are not the only club who are keen on Dimarco.
90min has claimed that Chelsea are interested in Dimarco as well.
Chelsea want to bring in a left wing-back and have scouted the Italy international this season.
Secondly, the player himself is not pushing for a move away from former Serie A and UEFA Champions League winners Inter Milan.
90min has quoted Dimarco as saying that he wants to “renew” his contract with Inter.
The wing-back is under contract at the Italian giants until the summer of 2026.
Federico Dimarco is highly rated
While it remains to be seen if Manchester City are able to sign Federico Dimarco, there is no doubt that the Italian star is a very good player and would make Pep Guardiola’s squad better.
Previous interest from Arsenal in Dimarco shows just how highly he is rated in the footballing community.
Former Inter and Italy international defender Daniele Adani said about Dimarco in February 2021, as quoted in SempreInter: “He’s a modern full-back, who plays with quality and has a great left foot.”
Dimarco has scored one goal and given three assists in five Serie A matches for Inter so far this season.
The wing-back scored four goals and provided three assists in 26 Serie A starts and provided five assists in 10 UEFA Champions League starts for the Italian club last season.
