Inter Milan defender Stefan de Vrij isn't surprised by the hype around Ciro Immobile.

De Vrij left Lazio and Immobile last year and is aware of the transfer speculation around his former teammate.

“Ciro is great, also as a person, but I already knew as I have played with him," he told DAZN.

“He scores a lot of goals, he always believes he can score, always aims for the target. It's difficult to mark him."

De Vrij and Inter returnto action on Sunday, when they welcome Sampdoria at the Giuseppe Meazza.