West Ham looking to sign £40m midfielder on loan
Burt says talks are on-going, with an agreement understood to have been reached between the two clubs over a proposed deal. However, he says the Portugal international is weighing up the move with sources close to the player suggesting he may have “a number of options” to consider and is asking for time before deciding what to do.
Inter are keen to loan out Joao Mario, who cost them more than €45 million (£39.8m) from Sporting Lisbon – in what was the biggest ever transfer by a Portuguese club – but he has grown frustrated at his lack of playing time.
Joao Mario featured for Portugal during their Euro 2016 triumph and made a move from Sporting to Inter, ahead of a host of other clubs, that summer. The attacking midfielder has been strongly linked with a move to Manchester United in the past.