RIO DE JANEIRO, June 16 -- Inter Milan have offered 14 million euros to sign Brazilian teenager Thiago Maia, according to a media report.
But the Italian Serie A giants are understood to be facing competition for the 19-year-old's signature from local rivals AC Milan and France' s Lille.
Maia's club, Santos, have indicated they will negotiate a deal for the midfielder before the close of the European summer transfer window, the Uol news portal said.
It would be the second transfer of a Santos player to Inter Milan in as many years. Last year striker Gabriel Barbosa joined the Nerazzurri in a deal worth 30 million euros.
Maia has made 115 appearances for Santos since being promoted from the club's youth academy in 2017.
He has represented Brazil's under-17, under-20 and under-23 national teams and was part of the outfit that won the gold medal for Brazil at last year's Rio Olympics.
Get someone's goat 火冒三丈
Knee-jerk reaction 本能反映
One good turn deserves another 以德报德，礼尚往来
To turn something upside down 把……翻个底朝天
Would you let your baby sleep in a box? 你愿意让自己的宝宝在盒子里睡觉吗？
Going forward 从今往后
Bored at work? Sue the boss! 工作无聊怪老板？
Close, but no cigar 几近成功
The problem with big brains 聪明大脑所带来的问题
Test the water 试探，摸底
Bust a gut 拼了命地工作
Off the hook 脱身
Until I'm blue in the face 任凭你磨破嘴皮
To make a mountain out of a molehill 小题大做
Burn a hole in your pocket 有钱不花难受
A cashless society 无现金社会
Why do we laugh? 为什么我们会笑？
It takes two to tango 一个巴掌拍不响
Bye bye Big Ben's bongs 与大本钟的钟声暂时告别
There's method to my madness 我有一个不合常理的办法