Inter Milan are launching a bid for Porto wing-back Aly Cissokho.
The French youngster saw a move to AC Milan fall through over a failed medical, though vice-president Adriano Galliani insisted yesterday that the door was still open.
Meanwhile, L'Equipe says Inter are chasing Cissokho, though face competition from Chelsea and Lyon.
Inter see Cissokho as a potential replacement for Maxwell.