Inter Milan are desperately scouring the market for a new defender due to their injury crisis and have cast their eye over Romanian, Dutch and Greek stoppers, the latter who is regarded as the ‘new Tony Adams’.

The Nerazzurri are in grave danger of going into the new season with just one experienced centre back fit, in Nicolas Burdisso, due to a spate of injuries to the backline.

Christian Chivu, Ivan Cordoba and Walter Samuel were already sidelined going into Tuesday night’s Trofeo TIM with Juventus and Milan, when Marco Materazzi added to the problems by limping out of the first game against Juve.

The Matrix will be sidelined for at least three weeks with a thigh strain, which has almost certainly prompted the club to go into the transfer market for a replacement centre half.

According to the latest reports in the peninsula, Inter have drawn up three possibilities. The first is Steaua Bucharest’s Matei Radoi, who was scouted by Jose Mourinho’s assistant Andre Vilas Boas in the friendly win against Roma last week. The 27-year-old is said to be ready to accept a loan move to San Siro.

The second options is Dutch international and Feyenoord captain Ron Vlaar, who is well known in Italy after being torn apart by Luca Toni during a 3-1 friendly win for Italy against Holland in the build-up to the 2006 World Cup.

The final alternative is Greek international Sokratis Papastathopoulos, who plays for AEK Athens. The 20-year-old is regarded as one of Greece’s best young talents, and he has been labelled by many as the ‘Greek Tony Adams’, due to his similarity to the former Arsenal and England captain.

Ref From Luca Capofranco – goal.com