Barcelona keen On signing Alessandro Bastoni

Spanish publication Mundo Deportivo reveals that, Alessandro Bastoni is the subject of interest for Barcelona and they are doing everything possible to sign him in the summer transfer window.

The Spanish is looking to rival several Premier League clubs in pursuit of the Italian international, who is valued at around €55 million.

Bastoni has come leaps and bounds since joining Inter Milan from Atalanta in the summer of 2017. The 22-year-old has particularly grown in stature since Antonio Conte’s arrival at San Siro in 2019, first becoming a regular last season before playing a key role in the Nerazzurri’s triumphant Serie A campaign this term.

Till date, the central defender has made 72 appearances for Inter Milan, even chipping in with 2 goals and 5 assists while also breaking into the Italian national side.

The youngster’s progress has certainly not gone unnoticed, with Barcelona among the clubs that have been closely monitoring him this season.

Barca’s interest in Alessandro Bastoni is hardly unfounded, despite the imminent arrival of Eric Garcia on a free transfer.

While Garcia is set to be signed as a long-term successor for Gerard Pique, it is also important to note that French pair Samuel Umtiti and Clement Lenglet are facing an uncertain future at Camp Nou following an inconsistent 2020/21 campaign.

As a result, it is likely that the Barca would sign two centre-backs, seeing as there will be no outlay on Garcia in terms of transfer fee.

The Blaugrana though, have a couple of obstacles in front of them before they can secure the services of Bastoni.