Overview

• Italian reports say Inter and Lens have a verbal agreement for Diouf, with a fee around €25 million including bonuses.
• The move is described as close to completion pending the exchange of documents and the player’s medical in Milan.
• Diouf, 22, is a France U21 international and Olympic silver medalist who moved to Lens from Basel after earlier development at Rennes.
• Inter turned to Diouf after efforts for Manu Koné stalled and Rennes rejected an approach for Djaoui Cissé, with Napoli and Premier League clubs also having shown interest.
• The midfielder is viewed as matching Inter’s brief for a screening, ball-recovery profile to support transitions under Chivu.