Laurent Blanc could be the new Inter Milan coach when they visit Southampton next week after the former Manchester United defender was contacted by the Italian club.
Frank de Boer is set to be sacked if they lose a fourth consecutive Serie A game against Joe Hart’s Torino tonight.
Victory might delay the inevitable after a disastrous two-month reign at the San Siro.
Blanc was dismissed by PSG in the summer despite winning three consecutive Ligue 1 title after failing to claim the Champions League.
Le Parisien has today claimed Inter have already made contact with the Frenchman and he is ready to return to the club where he played between 1999 and 2001.
“He is interested in the offer,” a source close to Blanc told the newspaper. French radio has also claimed that Inter’s Chinese owners have spoken to Blanc and promised him money to spend in the January transfer market.
Inter beat Southampton 1-0 in the San Siro last week – the return Europa League match is a week tomorrow at St Mary’s - but that is their only win in six matches since September 21.
Former Ajax coach De Boer was only appointed on August 9 just 12 days before the start of the Serie A season after a breakdown in relations with new Inter owners Suning Holdings over the summer.
Sunderland boss David Moyes believes his team are getting closer to a first win in the Premier League and says he will rest senior players in the EFL Cup on Wednesday.
Arsenal, Liverpool, Manchester City and Southampton all attempted to land Naby Keita in the summer, according to the Red Bull Leipzig youngster.
The 21-year-old midfielder shot to prominence at Salzburg last season when he hit 12 goals in 29 appearances in the Austrian top flight.
That form attracted the attention of a long list of elite European clubs but it was Leipzig who won the race to land him for £13million during the summer.
Now Keita has claimed that he snubbed interest from no fewer than four Premier League clubs in order to head to Germany.
He told SportNet: "Arsenal, Manchester City and Southampton were all interested in signing me and Liverpool as well, although I did not speak with their coach.
“I did not want to join a big Champions League club right away. It is too early for that. I want to prove myself in the Bundesliga first now.”
Don’t call us backward, but this is exactly why we shouldn’t allow technology to take over our lives. The numbers have been crunched based on each team’s current home and away form. Every side’s likelihood of winning each game has been assessed based on their results so far this season - and some of the outcomes are simply hilarious.
“The computer predicts that Leicester will be undefeated at home, but lose every single Premier Legue away game” The computer reckons champions Leicester will be undefeated at home, but lose every single game on the road. Burnley will also have plenty of luck at home, winning 14 matches, but will be defeated in every match away from Turf Moor. Further up the table, Liverpool and Tottenham will remain unbeaten at home, while Chelsea will win every remaining match at Stamford Bridge.
Despite some of the ridiculous predictions, the table’s pretty interesting to look at to gauge how the season’s going so far for your side. Just don’t come asking us for refunds after you back the Foxes to lose every single match away from the King Power! Click through the gallery above to see the computer’s predicted table based on current form.
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