In the midst of their third loss in a row – including Wednesday’s disappointing 1-0 loss to AC Milan in the Coppa Italia quarterfinals – questions continue to surround what Inter Milan management may do in the January transfer window.

The latest discussion involves a potential loan deal for FC Barcelona forward and Spanish international Gerard Deulofeu.

So far this season, Deulofeu has made 16 appearances – five starts -- for Barcelona, scoring two goals with three assists in limited action.

Deulofeu started his football career with Barcelona’s youth squad. He was loaned to Everton in the 2013-14 season then loaned out to Sevilla in the 2014-15 campaign. The 23-year-old went back to Everton after being picked up on a €6 million transfer fee.

In January 2017, Deulofeu was loaned to ACMilan for €700,000. He was shipped back to Everton after the 2017 season then sold back to the Blaugrana for €12 million.

During his one season with the Rossoneri, Deulofeu scored four goals and had three assists. Over his career, he has scored 44 times – 27 of those for Barcelona’s B squad – and added 40 assists – 19 coming with Everton.

Diario Sport has reported Inter Milan has not only started negotiations for a two-year transfer deal for Deulofeu, but for right-back Aleix Vidal. The deal would include the two years on loan with a forced option to purchase after the loan deal concludes. This would avoid any Financial Fair Play this season for Inter as the squad will have to raise nearly €70 million by the end