Inter look to have given up their pursuit of Chelsea midfielder Frank Lampard after signing Sulley Muntari from Portsmouth on Monday.

The Ghana midfielder, 23, has penned a four-year deal with the Italian champions but the transfer fee has not been disclosed. Media reports have put the figure at around 16 million euros ($25 million).

Muntari, who played at Serie A's Udinese between 2002 and 2007, spent just one season in England and is new coach Jose Mourinho's second major signing at Inter after Brazilian winger Mancini moved from AS Roma.

"Muntari is the last buy," Inter director Gabriele Oriali told reporters. "Now we will work on trimming the squad because Mourinho wants 22 players and three goalkeepers. There will be some painful goodbyes."

Lampard has one year left on his contract with the London club and talks on a new deal have stalled. Inter had been confident of snatching the England midfielder but media reports suggest he will stay at Chelsea for at least this season.

Mourinho was also tracking Porto winger and Portuguese compatriot Ricardo Quaresma ahead of the Serie A kick off on Aug. 31.

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