Hull City and Swansea City are in a three-way battle for Inter Milan's Andrea Ranocchia.

That is according to GianlucaDiMarzio.com who is reporting that both the Tigers and Swans are pursuing the 28-year-old defender.

However, the Premier League strugglers have been joined by Russian giants Zenit St Petersburg who are also showing significant interest.

With youngster Vlad Mitrea set to arrive at Inter from Romanian club Dinamo Bucharest this week, the Nerazzurri are ready to offload Ranocchia, who could be on his way to England or Russia before the end of January.