British sports minister Richard Caborn has revealed Inter Milan are currently on their way to England after reversing their decision to withdraw from a four-match pre-season tour.
The Italian giants were scheduled to play Leicester, Portsmouth, Norwich and Crystal Palace but cancelled the tour on Saturday citing security fears following the bombing incidents in London.
However, Inter have described the furore since the withdrawal as a "misunderstanding" and revealed owner Massimo Moratti is discussing the "possibility of finding a positive solution to the matter" with club president Giacinto Facchetti and head coach Roberto Mancini. And Caborn, who stepped in and held talks with his Italian counterpart, revealed Italian football's governing body convinced Inter to travel to England.
Caborn said: "I had strong representations from the clubs involved and I spoke to my opposite number in Italy, Mario Pescante. He got straight onto the president of their football association and they made representations to Inter.
"They came back on Saturday night saying all things being equal the tour would be on. They are flying out."
Leicester were investigating the possibility of compensation given Inter's cancellation would have cost them over £250,000.
Portsmouth had already sold 12,500 tickets for their game and Crystal Palace had organised the fixture to celebrate their centenary.
All four clubs expressed their anger at Inter's decision, with Norwich's chief executive Neil Doncaster accusing them of "giving in to terrorists". But the Italians insisted it was one big misunderstanding and they had taken their initial stance so as not to "further stretch the already severely occupied security services".
Inter will play Leicester at the Walkers Stadium on Monday, Palace on Wednesday and Norwich on Friday night at Carrow Road before rounding off their brief tour at Portsmouth next Sunday.