Italy Coach Antonio Conte visited Inter today and confirmed he’s evaluating Andrea Ranocchia and Daniel Osvaldo.

Italy Coach Antonio Conte visited Inter today and confirmed he’s evaluating Andrea Ranocchia and Daniel Osvaldo.

The tactician is taking a tour of all the Serie A clubs this week after taking over from Cesare Prandelli on the Azzurri bench.

Today he was at the Appiano Gentile training ground to see Inter ahead of their Europa League tie with Stjarnan.

“I am here to evaluate and I will talk to Walter Mazzarri,” Conte told FcInterNews.

“Will Ranocchia be a key figure in the Azzurri defence? Andrea is a strong player.

“Osvaldo? We are here to evaluate. Osvaldo is a strong player and will be evaluated, like everyone.”

Conte is known to be a fan of Inter captain Ranocchia and had tried to sign him for Juventus” data-scaytid=”27″>Juventus on several occasions.

Another option could be Brazilian winger Jonathan, who has suggested he’s prepared to take on Italian citizenship.

“Before saying anything we’d need to understand whether Jonathan will become Italian.”

The former Juventus Coach was asked if it felt odd coming into the Inter training ground so soon into his new career.

“That has nothing to do with it. I am the Coach of Italy and therefore everyone’s tactician.”

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