Inter face Ange-Yoan Bonny bidding war as Stuttgart prepare bid for €25m attacker amid Chelsea interest in Nick Woltemade

According to Sky Sport, Stuttgart are in the race to compete with Inter for the signing of Bonny. The German club are scouting attacking forwards as Chelsea are keeping tabs on their exceptional forward Woltemade. Inter are currently ahead in the race, having reportedly reached an agreement with Parma.

Former Parma coach, Cristian Chivu, wants to bring Bonny to San Siro. Chivu, who joined Inter after Simone Inzaghi left for Al-Hilal, believes in the young prospect, having managed him last year at Parma. Inter have offered €22 million (£19m/$25m) with an additional €3m in bonuses for the French forward, and an agreement is also reportedly in place. However, Stuttgart's involvement can complicate the deal for the Nerazzurri as they look to close the deal as quickly as possible.

Bonny has been an integral part of Chivu's system at Parma, scoring six goals and providing four assists in 37 games in Serie A. The Romanian manager wants to replicate the same system at Inter, and to this end, might also look to bring defender Giovanni Leoni from Parma. The duo were the cornerstone of Chivu's success during his spell at Ennio Tardini.

Inter are also reportedly working out a deal with Manchester United for Rasmus Hojlund. The Dane forward is also interested in moving back to Italy, and the Nerazzurri remain the priority destination for him this summer. However, the Italian club will have to spend around €45m (£38m/$51m) to clinch the striker from the Red Devils.