Antonio Conte has confirmed his desire to sign Manchester United striker Romelu Lukaku.
Inter and United are locked in talks over a deal for Lukaku, who has yet to feature on his club's pre-season tour while his future remains uncertain.
United want £90million for Lukaku, whom they signed from Everton for £75m in 2017, but Inter only want to pay £60m, plus a further £15m in add-ons.
Former Chelsea boss Conte spoke for the first time about his pursuit of Lukaku and confirmed has is keen for a swift deal to be concluded for the Belgium international.
Asked if he was frustrated at Inter's failure to sign Lukaku, Conte said: “I think frustration is a big word. Lukaku is United's player, this is the reality.
“I like this player, but also in the past, when I was Chelsea's coach, and I tried to bring him in Chelsea. But today Lukaku is a player of United and this the reality and the truth
“I think that in this moment we are talking about a player of another club and for this reason it's right not to talk about Lukaku, because he's a player of United.
“I consider this player important to us to have a great improvement, but at the same time there is a transfer market. We know our situation at the moment and we will see what happens.”
United and Inter face each other in Singapore on Saturday in the International Champions Cup, although Ole Gunnar Solskjaer confirmed Lukaku will not feature in the game.
