Man Utd and Chelsea dealt transfer blow after target Marash Kumbulla ‘agrees five-year deal’ with Inter Milan

HELLAS VERONA defender Marash Kumbulla has agreed personal terms with Inter Milan ahead of a summer transfer, according to reports.

The 20-year-old has drawn admiring glances from around Europe with his displays in Serie A over the past 12 months.

Kumbulla thrived in his debut Serie A campaign

Manchester United and Chelsea are both believed to have looked at the one-cap Albania international.

But according to Fabrizio Romano, Antonio Conte’s Inter have won the race for his signature.

Kumbulla has agreed personal terms with the Italian giants, with a five-year deal on the table.

Inter still have to settle a fee with Hellas Verona, however, before they can officially snap up the highly-rated defender.

A £23million asking price was reportedly demanded earlier this season.

But it remains to be seen if the coronavirus pandemic will have had an effect on this fee.

Standing at 6ft 1in, Kumbulla will provide another solid presence at the back for Conte next season.

Having appeared once in his side’s Serie B promotion campaign as a teenager in the 2018-19 season, he really came into his own in the top flight.

The young central defender has tussled with the best Italy has to offer

Kumbulla made 25 Serie A appearances in 2019-20, despite missing chunks with a thigh injury.

This game time has tended to come on the left of a back three, which will give him useful experience in order to slot straight into Conte’s preferred system.

And he featured against Inter back in July, playing from the start in a 2-2 draw at Stadio Marcantonio Bentegodi.

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