[Morrison]

Italian international Daniele Bonera will start against Scotland this evening and Milan are the latest club to be associated with a transfer swoop.

The Parma defender is tipped to set the summer transfer gossip alight when he is likely to be sold in order to keep the Tardini side afloat.

Up until now, Juventus have been the runaway favourites to capture his signature, but today Turin-based newspaper ‘Tuttosport’ has warned that there is a new contender in the race.

Milan are eager to bring some fresh blood into a defence where only Alessandro Nesta is the right side of 30, while Bonera’s versatility would enable him to play in central defence or at right-back.

The key to the deal could lie with Alberto Gilardino, as the deal to bring in the hitman is almost completed and 23-year-old Bonera could be thrown in as part of an expanded agreement with Parma.

The importance of Marcos Cafu on the right has become all too apparent this season and a back-up is necessary for the new campaign.

Lecce’s soon to be Italian international Marco Cassetti was the prime candidate, but Massimo Oddo’s imminent split with Lazio has alerted the San Siro giants to potential bargain.