Inter turn to Muntari

Jose Mourinho has turned his attention to Portsmouth midfielder Sulley Muntari after giving up hope of signing Frank Lampard.

Inter's new boss has accepted defeat in his attempts to land the Chelsea ace this summer.

But he is still desperate to add a goalscoring midfielder to his squad and believes Ghana midfielder Muntari is the best alternative.

Inter will offer Pompey £12m for Muntari - a sizable profit on the £7m they paid Udinese for him in May 2007.

And the 23-year-old will be offered a bumper four-year contract worth almost £2.5m a year.

Mourinho will then turn his attention back to Lampard when the England midfielder's contract expires at the end of the season.