A £ 70 million man is part of the reconstruction of Inter Milan, according to Conte

The new boss of Inter Milan, Antonio Conte, has refused to rule out the choice of Manchester United striker Romelu Lukaku.

The Belgian striker would be a target for the former boss of Chelsea and recent news indicates that Inter would have seen the player bid plus a sum of money for Lukaku rejected by Manchester United.

Gazzetta dello Sport The Serie A team was ready to send Ivan Perisic to Old Trafford as part of a contract for Lukaku, but United refused.

It is understood that United wants about £ 70 million for Lukaku, who rarely appeared under Ole Gunnar Solskajer last season.

the Daily mail, via ESPN, have even claimed United is ready to turn to the relatively unknown French striker Sebastien Haller as Lukaku's favorite substitute.

Inter's new coach, Conté, refused to rule out a possible deal when he was asked to sign Lukaku.

"I think it's very difficult to talk about this now. Of course, we have a plan to try to improve the team, "he told BBC World Service.

"But it will be very important for the players, it will be very important to have a great desire and a great ambition, myself, the players and the club, to try to reduce this gap.

"I repeat that at present, a sports director must talk about it and ask this question in the transfer market, on the players. But again, we are now very focused on the first step and on collaboration. "