Manchester United midfielder and captain of the Armenian national team Henrikh Mkhitaryan has already given the green light to joining Inter Milan, Monday, December 18’s Corriere dello Sport claims.

According to the paper, Inter are “working hard” on a deal to sign Mkhitaryan and have been in touch with the Armenia international’s agent Mino Raiola.

However, it is still unclear whether the United playmaker would leave the English club on a loan or permanent basis.

The Nerazzurri are expected to be busy in January, but Il Corriere notes they will not “go crazy” as they must “self-finance” themselves in the market, Football Italia says.

Consequently, they would be looking to cut short Alessandro Bastoni’s two-year loan spell at Atalanta, as opposed to investing in a defender.

They could also sell Joao Mario to Paris Saint-Germain, the midfielder keen to play more ahead of the World Cup, and swap him for Javier Pastore.

Earlier reports suggested that Turkey’s Besiktas is interested in .