Report: Pep Guardiola now wants £90,000-a-week Tottenham and Chelsea target

Manchester City have reportedly joined the ever-growing list of clubs interested in the services of Inter’s Slovakian defender Milan Skriniar.

The Slovakia international, who is on £90,000 per week (SalarySport) at Inter at the moment, has entered the final year of his contract with the Nerazzurri, who are at risk of losing him on a free transfer in the summer of 2023.

Skriniar will be able to negotiate a pre-contract agreement with foreign clubs from January, and he was the subject of interest from numerous clubs in the most recent window.

Chelsea and Tottenham Hotspur were both linked with a move for the 27-year-old, while Paris Saint-Germain were understood to have shown the strongest interest in signing him.

In addition, a recent report claimed that Real Madrid were also lining up a swoop for Skriniar having already signed Antonio Rudiger as a free agent over the summer.

However, Simone Inzaghi’s side – despite their desperate need for finances – resisted offers for Skriniar, but he could now walk away for nothing at the end of the season.

According to The Sun, Man City have now joined the likes of Spurs, Chelsea and PSG in the race for Skriniar as they seek a high-profile free agent swoop.

The report adds that Pep Guardiola’s side will prioritise the signing of a new midfielder next summer, but they are open to the possibility of signing a new centre-back.

The chance to play under Guardiola – who is widely regarded as the greatest tactician in the modern game – could however be too strong a pull to ignore for a player entering the prime of his career, keen to add further titles to his haul.

Skriniar earned a £30.6m move to San Siro in 2017 after enjoying a breakthrough year at Sampdoria and has since registered 11 goals and four assists in 223 games for the club.

The centre-back made 32 Serie A appearances as Inter won the Scudetto under Spurs boss Antonio Conte in the 2020-21 season, and he has also won the Coppa Italia and Supercoppa Italiana during his time in blue and black.

Despite his uncertain contract situation, Skriniar has started all eight of Inter’s games so far this season in Serie A and the Champions League as the Nerazzurri sit sixth in the top-flight table.