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'Inter will be ready to open negotiations' - Conte responds to Dzeko-Alexis Sanchez swap deal links

Inter manager Antonio Conte says Alexis Sanchez should remain focused amid talk of a swap involving him and Roma striker Edin Dzeko - but "we’ll be ready to open negotiations" should a deal become possible.

Reports in Italy say Roma are in talks with Inter over an exchange deal, with Dzeko looking destined to complete a move away from Stadio Olimpico before the January transfer window closes having fallen out with head coach Paulo Fonseca over the sacking of team manager Gianluca Gomber.

Roma are now eager to get the Bosnian frontman off their books, and Inter are said to be the most likely next destination for Dzeko, with Sanchez set to move in the opposite direction to Stadio Olimpico.