Report: Arsenal approached Inter over Perisic loan

Ivan Perisic is once again being linked to a Premier League club.

The Inter Milan winger had been the subject of persistent interest from Manchester United in the past, though his future may now lie in north London, as BBC Sport's David Ornstein reports Arsenal approached Inter Milan over a possible loan move for the Croatian.

Arsenal are believed to want to include a clause worth £35 million to make the move permanent this summer, while Ornstein adds Perisic is willing to leave the Serie A club, for which he's played since 2015. It's unclear, however, if Inter are willing to let the attacker leave before the end of the season.

Perisic hasn't hidden his desire to take on a new challenge elsewhere. In November, he revealed to magazine FourFourTwo that United, then still under the tutelage of manager Jose Mourinho, had made a tempting bid for his services, but he opted to remain with the Nerazzurri.

"It's true that an offer from Manchester United was on the table - I was really close to leaving Inter," he said.

"When Luciano Spalletti arrived (in June 2017), he showed tremendous desire to keep me in the team and made it clear he didn't want to lose me. That was very encouraging, and I haven't regretted my decision to stay at Inter. In football, small details in these situations are key."

Inter signed Perisic from Wolfsburg for €15 million in August 2015, and he's since gone on to score 34 goals in 143 matches for the side across all competitions. Equally skilled with both feet, the 29-year-old winger was a key member of the Croatia squad that finished runner-up at the 2018 World Cup. He tallied three goals in the competition, including one in the final against France.