European football expert James Horncastle tells BBC Sport: "Across from Milan's offices where talks are said to be continuing for Mario Balotelli, Inter, for the moment, don't look like they're going to get their man in this transfer window.
"After selling Wesley Sneijder to Galatasaray and accepting an offer from Liverpool for Philippe Coutinho, efforts to sign Paulinho, the Corinthians box-to-box midfielder, appear to have reached an impasse. "Stoppaulinho," quips La Gazzetta dello Sport. Inter are prepared to meet the Copa Libertadores and Club World Cup winners' 15m euro asking price, the money for which they have raised from the sales mentioned above. However, the commission on the deal and various other costs look likely to make it an operation worth between 18m euro and 20m euro, a price Inter apparently aren't prepared to pay. Watch this space.
"Elsewhere, Napoli hope to beat QPR to signing of Porto defender Rolando. They want to take him on loan with an option to buy at the end of the season."
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