Inter Milan midfielder Joao Mario can see Portugal teammate Renato Sanches moving to AC Milan.

The Bayern Munich midfielder is being linked with Milan.

“We spoke after Thursday's game (between Inter and Bayern Munich in Singapore)," Joao Mario told La Gazzetta dello Sport.

“He is young and strong, so I understand that he wants to play consistently and there is a lot of competition for places at Bayern.

“I told him that if he goes to Milan, he'll find a great club and I'd have another friend in the city."

Should an Inter player be encouraging one of Europe's best young talents to join their rivals?

“If we want to be competitive, then we can't think like that. We need to take on the best, just as we did against Bayern and Chelsea."