The Italian defender is one of the major targets for Barcelona in the transfer market
Alessandro Bastoni is the absolute priority for FC Barcelona for this transfer window. In that context, the Barça board has activated its roadmap to achieve the signing of the Inter Milan center-back.
The defender is what Barça is looking for to make a quality leap in the defensive line. He is left-footed, has good ball distribution, experience in big matches, and leadership.
All these characteristics make him an ideal piece to fit into Hansi Flick’s system.
Alessandro Bastoni emerges as one of Barça’s targets | Getty Images
Although Bastoni has a contract until June 2028, there is optimism at Barça about the resolution of his signing. This is especially true after the offer that they presented to the player’s entourage.
According to the outlet “Sportitalia”, the figures that the blaugrana club has offered the player are higher than what he earns at Inter. In fact, they would greatly improve Bastoni’s salary if he were to accept a renewal with the Italian club.
Alessandro Bastoni has a contract with Inter until 2028 | Getty Images
Currently, the defender earns a salary of 7 million euros gross plus bonuses…a figure that could increase if Inter offers him a new contract, something that so far hasn’t happened.
What is happening is that the nerazzurri’s wage bill is very tight and there isn’t much room to make moves. This is especially true for one of the highest salaries in the squad.
The aforementioned outlet emphasizes that Bastoni could double his salary if he accepts Barça’s proposal. For that reason, optimism prevails for Deco and the rest of the sporting management.
The negotiation with Inter
Barça’s plan is clear. The idea is to first convince Bastoni and then move on to the negotiation with Inter, which needs to sell one of its stars in order not to break Serie A’s financial fair play rules.
In that regard, Sportitalia emphasizes that for now there hasn’t been any contact between the two teams. In fact, that outlet stresses that the figures that have been published in the media aren’t real.
It should be clarified that in recent days it has emerged that Inter hopes to collect between 70 and 80 million euros from Bastoni’s sale.
Although the transfer still needs to be negotiated, Barça trust that they will achieve this strategic signing because the player is interested in the financial and sporting proposal.
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