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Internazionale officials clinched the signature of striker Hakan Sukur after Italy's 2-1 victory over Turkey on Sunday.
They travelled to Delden, current camp of the Turkish Euro 2000 squad, to talk with the 29-year-old, who played five games in Serie A for Torino in 1995 before getting homesick.
But now, after a marvellous season with Galatasaray during which he helped steer the Istanbul club to Uefa Cup glory, the forward is ready for a new opportunity.
Inter see Sukur, who has signed a three-year deal worth £4.9 million, as an alternative to their injury-prone forward line of Chistian Vieri and Ronaldo.
The prolific hitman is out of contract with Galatasaray and so all that is left to be resolved is a 'token' transfer fee, thought to be in the region of £4 million.
The San Siro club are also looking to South America and were hoping to make an offer to Velez Sarsfeld for Sebastian Mendez.
But the 23-year-old Argentine defender has a pelvic injury and Inter will wait to see how he recovers before tabling an official bid.
They travelled to Delden, current camp of the Turkish Euro 2000 squad, to talk with the 29-year-old, who played five games in Serie A for Torino in 1995 before getting homesick.
But now, after a marvellous season with Galatasaray during which he helped steer the Istanbul club to Uefa Cup glory, the forward is ready for a new opportunity.
Inter see Sukur, who has signed a three-year deal worth £4.9 million, as an alternative to their injury-prone forward line of Chistian Vieri and Ronaldo.
The prolific hitman is out of contract with Galatasaray and so all that is left to be resolved is a 'token' transfer fee, thought to be in the region of £4 million.
The San Siro club are also looking to South America and were hoping to make an offer to Velez Sarsfeld for Sebastian Mendez.
But the 23-year-old Argentine defender has a pelvic injury and Inter will wait to see how he recovers before tabling an official bid.
