Inter have told Real Madrid to forget about any attempts to sign Nerazzurri sensation Adriano.

"He is the present and the future of our team," stated technical director Marco Branca. "Adriano will remain a dream for Real Madrid."

The Italian made that statement after the Spanish giants admitted that they were keeping an eye on the striker.

Despite being heavily linked with Roma's Antonio Cassano, it seems that the Brazilian is their primary target.

"Adriano is the player who we are being most attracted to at the moment," stated President Florentino Perez.

"I don't want to offend any other players in the Italian League but Adriano is the best there is. He is very young and will undoubtedly win the Golden Ball in the future."

This is not the first time that the Madrid giants have turned to Inter in a bid to reinforce their own squad.

The European giants famously signed both Roberto Carlos and then Ronaldo also Brazilians from the San Siro outfit in recent history.