{"id":16916,"date":"2026-05-04T20:39:30","date_gmt":"2026-05-04T20:39:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/16916\/"},"modified":"2026-05-04T20:39:30","modified_gmt":"2026-05-04T20:39:30","slug":"barcelona-eye-bastoni-as-inter-president-acknowledges-transfer-interest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/16916\/","title":{"rendered":"Barcelona Eye Bastoni as Inter President Acknowledges Transfer Interest"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Rabat \u2013 Inter president Beppe Marotta has <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.goal.com\/en\/lists\/inter-president-alessandro-bastoni-transfer-interest-barcelona\/blt8051ada577197a62\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">admitted<\/a> that Barcelona are monitoring Alessandro Bastoni, though he insists the defender remains happy at San Siro.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The comments, made in a radio interview, have added fuel to speculation ahead of the summer transfer window.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking to Radio Anch\u2019Io Sport, Marotta described Bastoni as one of Inter\u2019s most valuable players. \u201cHe is a great talent,\u201d Marotta said.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe made mistakes, like the incident against Juventus, but he admitted them, and we protected him. He is a champion.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Marotta acknowledged Barcelona\u2019s interest but stressed that no formal offer has been made. \u201cI won\u2019t deny there is interest from Barcelona, but nothing concrete yet.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>A player leaves only if he wants to. Right now, he is happy here, and we are happy with him.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Barcelona\u2019s defensive needs<\/p>\n<p>Barcelona coach Hansi Flick is looking to strengthen his backline, which has lacked consistency this season.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Reports suggest Bastoni is viewed as the ideal left\u2011footed center-back to fill a gap in the squad.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>With uncertainty over the futures of several defenders, the Italian international has become a prime target.<\/p>\n<p>Inter recently secured their third Serie A title in five years, but financial pressures remain.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>A major transfer fee for Bastoni could be tempting if Barcelona make a formal move. For now, Marotta insists the player is settled, but his openness about the interest leaves the door ajar.<\/p>\n<p>Building an Italian core<\/p>\n<p>Beyond Bastoni\u2019s situation, Marotta stressed the importance of maintaining a strong Italian identity within the squad.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cItaly produces talent. We want to build a solid core of Italians. Some are getting older, so it is right to add more. For the Scudetto, you need a core who understands Italian football,\u201d he explained.<\/p>\n<p>Marotta also admitted that while domestic success has returned, the Champions League remains unfinished business.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI have reached four finals and unfortunately lost them all,\u201d he said. \u201cIt is something I still want to achieve, but next year we will try to improve in that competition.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Rabat \u2013 Inter president Beppe Marotta has admitted that Barcelona are monitoring Alessandro Bastoni, though he insists the&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":16917,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[92,1315,9522],"class_list":["post-16916","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-barcelona","tag-barcelona","tag-barcelona-fc","tag-bastoni"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16916","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=16916"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16916\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/16917"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=16916"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=16916"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=16916"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}