{"id":43378,"date":"2026-08-30T08:19:07","date_gmt":"2026-08-30T08:19:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/italy\/43378\/"},"modified":"2026-08-30T08:19:07","modified_gmt":"2026-08-30T08:19:07","slug":"barcelona-in-talks-with-inter-milan-over-shock-swap-deal-involving-italian-international","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/italy\/43378\/","title":{"rendered":"Barcelona in talks with Inter Milan over shock swap deal involving Italian international"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">With the clock ticking, Barcelona are in a race against time to resolve the future of Alejandro Balde. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Spanish international has been identified as surplus to requirements this season and has been linked with a move away from Camp Nou.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Recently, AC Milan have emerged as a <a href=\"https:\/\/barcauniversal.com\/ac-milan-make-enquiry-for-e40-million-rated-barcelona-defender-facing-complicated-situation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">potential suitor for Balde<\/a>, who has had a steady decline in his game over the last 12 months.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But a shocking report from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sport.es\/es\/noticias\/barca\/barca-trabaja-trueque-balde-dimarco-133768886\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Diario SPORT<\/a> has now revealed that Milan\u2019s great rival Inter Milan are in talks to sign Balde.<\/p>\n<p>A swap deal between Inter and Barcelona<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/italy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/fc-barcelona-v-athletic-club-laliga-ea-sports-2026-27-10-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Alejandro Balde of FC Barcelona\" class=\"wp-image-210873\"  \/>Balde has no future at Barcelona. (Photo by Alex Caparros\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The report points out that Inter and Barcelona are currently involved in negotiations over a swap deal.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The swap deal involves Alejandro Balde and Federico Dimarco, the Inter wingback who has been in sensational form in the last few years.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Although Balde does not want to leave Barcelona and wants to stay put, Deco is working with Inter officials to reach a potential swap deal.<\/p>\n<p>Is Dimarco the right fit for Barcelona?<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">From the outset, an arrangement between Barcelona and Inter this late in the window appears very unlikely.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/italy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/juventus-v-fc-internazionale-pre-season-friendly-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Federico Dimarco, Inter Milan star\" class=\"wp-image-211051\"  \/>Dimarco could bring serious depth to the Barcelona team this season. (Photo by James Worsfold\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">However, should the deal happen, Dimarco could be an interesting option for Barcelona. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Italian international notably racked up seven goals and 18 assists in Serie A last season and brings ample experience to the table.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Dimarco could be an excellent alternative for Joao Cancelo in the left-back position, though that area is currently occupied by the talented Xavi Espart.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Dimarco has also operated in a more forward role at times and gives Barcelona some genuine backup on the left flank, thus making him an ideal option for the Blaugrana.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">That being said, the speculation of talks between Inter and Barcelona should be taken with a grain of salt, especially considering the fact that Dimarco was long considered untouchable by Inter due to his form in the last few years.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"With the clock ticking, Barcelona are in a race against time to resolve the future of Alejandro Balde.&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":43379,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[28283,308,7694,216,119,5],"class_list":["post-43378","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-italy","tag-alejandro-balde","tag-barcelona","tag-barcelona-news","tag-federico-dimarco","tag-inter-milan","tag-italy"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/italy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/43378","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/italy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/italy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/italy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/italy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=43378"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/italy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/43378\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/italy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/43379"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/italy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=43378"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/italy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=43378"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/italy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=43378"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}