Milan Skriniar scores first goal for Inter Milan in 2017
Manchester City are considering increasing their offer for Milan Skriniar this summer after seeing a £58m bid rejected in the past. City are still in the hunt for defensive reinforcements with uncertainty around John Stones and Nicolas Otamendi.
City failed to replace club captain Vincent Kompany last summer and have suffered this term.
Pep Guardiola has been forced to play Fernandinho at centre-back with Aymeric Laporte struggling with injury.
And Italian publication Calcio Mercato claim the City boss is setting his sights on Skriniar and could up his offer with Inter Milan wanting around £70m.
City baulked at Leicester’s valuation of Harry Maguire last summer, but may feel the investment is necessary this time around due to Stones and Laporte’s struggles.
Laporte has managed only seven league appearances due to an injury picked up at the end of August and has only played four times since, picking up an another injury against Real Madrid in the Champions League.
Man City transfer news: Milan Skriniar is on Manchester City's radar (Image: GETTY)
Man City transfer news: Milan Skriniar could move to the Etihad in the summer (Image: GETTY)
Stones has also been in and out and has struggled for form when he has played leading to suggestions he could be sold this summer.
Otamendi is another whose future is uncertain and was nearly sold last summer before Kompany left.
Skriniar is on Guardiola’s radar after some stellar displays at Inter, but Antonio Conte is not keen on selling.
Inter however may be forced into at least one big sale this summer due to their financial situation, but Skriniar could be forced to stay if Lautaro Martínez joins Barcelona.
Conte has got Inter challenging Juventus for the Serie A title, but the season in Italy is under threat due to the coronavirus.
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Inter are nine points below Juve with a game in hand and with 13 games to play.
But the season could be voided due to the virus issues in Italy. Italy is the worst-effected country in Europe and has recorded more deaths than anywhere in the world so far.
Italian football has been suspended since March 9 and a meeting took place on Monday to decide if it will try and continue when the pandemic clears up.
Players chief Damiano Tommasi said: “There will be one more element on the table compared to previous weeks, because after the words of Minister Spadafora, there’s concern that the season will end here.
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“It’s therefore necessary to tackle the problem of ending the season from a sporting point of view and a contractual one; in short, formally.
“As for cutting wages, we seek, if possible, a common solution. Juve moved forward, but what they did didn’t take us by surprise.
“We knew all about it and we don’t feel delegitimised. Among other things, Chiellini is our advisor.
“If there are no disputes between clubs and players, we’re not required to intervene. If they’ve found an agreement, that's fine.”