Joao Cancelo snubs Chelsea and Tottenham as Valencia defender opts to join Inter Milan on loan instead

CHELSEA and Tottenham have been left reeling after Valencia star Joao Cancelo reportedly snubbed the London duo in favour of a loan move to Inter Milan.

TalkSport claims the Portuguese right-back will be heading to Italy on a one-year deal, with Inter having the option to make it permanent at the end of the season.

Central midfielder Geoffrey Kondogbia will move in the opposite direction, which could have helped swing the deal in Inter’s favour.

But either way it’s not good news for Chelsea or Spurs, who are both light on numbers – especially on the right.

Antonio Conte only has Victor Moses as a natural wing-back on that side, although Cesar Azpilicueta is able to play there despite being much more effective as one of the three centre-backs.

Meanwhile, Spurs were hoping to land Cancelo as a replacement for Kyle Walker.

The England international quit the club to join Manchester City in a £50million deal.

But both teams will have to look elsewhere after Cancelo agreed to head to the San Siro to link up with new Inter boss Luciano Spalletti.

Chelsea are believed to be keen on Arsenal ace Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, who can play as a wing-back despite usually playing further forward.

However, Spurs make end up sticking with their current crop after Kyle Walker-Peters made an impressive debut in the win over Newcastle on opening day last weekend.