Inter admit they want Man City star - but it's not Balotelli

Inter Milan sporting director Marco Branca has admitted his club wants to sign Manchester City's Aleksandar Kolarov - but not the Serbian's controversial team-mate Mario Balotelli.

Both players have been linked with summer moves away from the Etihad Stadium, with Roberto Mancini admitting he will 'probably' sell Balotelli this summer after the striker's recent on and off field controversies.

But Branca says Inter will not look to re-sign Balotelli, who came through the ranks at the San Siro before moving to City for a fee of around £23m in the summer of 2010.

Yet he has admitted the club are interested in signing defender Kolarov, who has made just nine Premier League starts this season after struggling to oust Gael Clichy from Mancini's first-team.

"Kolarov is a player that interests us, it's true," Branca told FC Inter News. "We can move on this issue at the end of the season. Balotelli? He is good but not in our plans."