Barcelona have been put off by Inter Milan’s valuation of Alessandro Bastoni, with the Catalan club reacting with little enthusiasm to a price tag that has been corrected upward to €100 million, providing the Nerazzurri with a degree of relief over their prized defender’s future.
According to Estadio Deportivo, via FCInterNews, Barcelona had been encouraged by an earlier report suggesting Inter might accept as little as €50 million for Bastoni.
That figure has since been widely corrected, with multiple sources aligning on a valuation closer to €100 million.
Indeed, a sum considered unthinkable for Barcelona to spend on a single defender this summer.
Especially given their financial constraints.
Barcelona Turn Attention Elsewhere As Inter Set Large Price Tag For Bastoni
As a result, the Spanish club are now actively exploring more affordable alternatives.
Pau Torres of Aston Villa and Nico Schlotterbeck of Borussia Dortmund have both been identified as options.
Schlotterbeck, however, is also attracting strong interest from Real Madrid.
Therefore meaning Barcelona would face significant competition should they pursue that route.
For Inter, the development is a welcome one.
Bastoni remains a player the club want to keep.
And, indeed, a €100 million barrier that deters even a club of Barcelona’s stature goes a long way toward ensuring he stays at San Siro for at least another season.
Tbh I don’t think it’s the worst time to be selling
He has been in massive decline this year, his tendency to just constantly grab shirts, throw himself to the floor, make silly tackles are all worrying.
IF he can do a Dimarco and get back on track he’s priceless for us, but right now 80m seems a fair price (Liverpool / Man Utd etc) and could really help us strengthen in all areas properly
what did I said earlier, uefalona is really shit.
do they actually think can take Bastoni for less than or 50 mill. what a joke
They rely on the player’s willingness to join as a way to leverage a lower sale price. In this case, I don’t know how much Bastoni would value Barca over Inter. I think even he knows he would struggle to cope with a back 4 under that kind of pressure.