The agent of Adriano insists he has no idea if the striker will still be an Inter Milan player beyond January. "I just had a coffee with Marco Branca, nothing more, because we have a good rapport and are friends," Gilmar Rinaldi told Sky Italia television.

"We talked about many things and now it is time to wait. Adriano has a contract, like other players, and has started playing again, which is important.

"We did not discuss his sale. As to whether Adriano will remain, you need to ask Inter that, not me."

Palermo President Maurizio Zamparini publicly announced he was willing to take Adriano on loan in January.

Rinaldi added: "We cannot talk about things just like that. Football is a serious business. When there is something concrete to discuss then we will examine it, otherwise we won't."