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 Manchester United have made 

contact with Simone Inzaghi and face

 competition from Atletico Madrid 

for the Inter Milan boss as he begins

 to learn English, a report from Italy 

has claimed.

Reigning Serie A champions Inter 

have made an impressive title 

defence under new manager Inzaghi

 and have returned to the Champions 

League knockout stage for the first

 time since 2012.

That has alerted clubs across Europe

 to the former Lazio manager's rising

 reputation – and the 45-year-old is 

about to begin an 'in-depth English 

course' because he wants to coach 

internationally, according

 to Corriere Dello Sport.

The report suggests that interim 

United boss Ralf Rangnick, who will 

be retained as a consultant by the club

 once his tenure in charge of the

 team culminates at the end of the 

campaign, has identified Inzaghi as 

a candidate for the permanent position.

Atletico Madrid are also said to be 

eyeing Inzaghi as a successor to Diego

 Simeone, with the reigning Spanish 

champions trailing Liga leaders Real

 Madrid by 16 points in the Argentinean's

 11th year in charge.

Inzaghi won his first trophy with 

Inter by overseeing a 2-1 extra-time 

win in the 2021 Supercoppa Italiana 

on Wednesday over Juventus, the 

club they dethroned as Scudetto 

winners last season under former 

boss Antonio Conte.

Ex-Italy striker Inzaghi joined Inter

 on a deal until 2023, although the 

Nerazzurri are understandably keen

 to extend his contract.

The ex-youth team coach took 

over at Napoli in 2016 and led the 

club where he spent more than a 

decade of his career to the Coppa 

Italia title in 2019, when he also 

won his second Supercoppa Italiana,

Inter are a point ahead of AC Milan

 at the top of the table with a game 

in hand and have lost only one of 

their last 20 matches.

That has included a run of nine 

wins which was only interrupted by a 

defeat at Real Madrid, ensuring Inter

 finished second in their Champions

 League group.

Liverpool await them in the round 

of 16, with the first leg at the San 

Siro on February 16.