Inter president Beppe Marotta says he thinks Alessandro Bastoni
will stay at the club despite reported interest from Barcelona.Bastoni did appear to be a priority target for Barcelona this summer but the Catalan giants appear to have cooled their interest in the defender.
Marotta says that Bastoni has never asked to leave and thinks he will continue his career at San Siro.
“We in general are not a selling club, so if a player does leave, it is because he expressed the desire to move on,” he told DAZN.
“I have to say that Bastoni has absolutely not expressed the desire to leave. He is happy here, we do not need to sell, so I think he will stay with us.
“This team has a solid core, a real skeleton in place thanks to players who have been here for a few years.
“I am talking about Lautaro Martinez, Nicolò Barella and Alessandro Bastoni, for instance. It is important now for them to transmit that winning mentality to the newcomers too.”
Barcelona’s current transfer focus is on the attack following Robert Lewandowski’s exit, with the Catalans reportedly closing in on a deal for Anthony Gordon.
