“⚫️🔵 Le Barça pousse pour Alessandro Bastoni...... qui attend un signe fort de la direction de l'Inter Milan!”
Broke 4h 46m ago ·
- Fee
- Bid €50m · our estimate €50m–€64m
- Valuehow
- €66m
- Reporters
- 3 · 1 credible
Where he ends up in the January windowEvery outcome by the January deadline, adding up to 100%. A move in a later window is not counted.
FC BarcelonaThis rumour- Other clubNot yet named
Stays at InterNo move
The story so far
Now▲Up 3%since Sat · was 7%3 reports · newest first
- 7%10%▲ 3%
Sacha TavolieriTrust 78First reportFirst reportReport - 4%7%▲ 3%
Mundo DeportivoTrust 69Second-handSecond-handNewspaperFull post “Bastoni, abierto a escuchar al Barça. Alessandro Bastoni (27 años) fue la prioridad para reforzar el eje de la defensa la temporada pasada. En enero, la comisión deportiva acordó que hacía falta un central experimentado, a poder ser zurdo, y Deco se puso a trabajar.”
Graeme BaileyTrust 78Earliest mentionEarliest mentionReport “Alessandro Bastoni has once again emerged as a transfer option for Barcelona, while @TEAMtalk understands Chelsea, Liverpool and Manchester City also retain an interest in the Inter Milan defender.”
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Chance it happens in JanuaryLong shot
10%
- Fee
- Bid €50m · our estimate €50m–€64m
- Value
- €66m Powered by
Bastoni to Barcelona: interest confirmed, numbers far apart
Written on 2 Nov 2026, before the latest reports. The ring above is live.
The situation
Barcelona's interest in Alessandro Bastoni is real but has not moved much since late September. The 27 year old Inter defender has 18 months left on his contract when the January window opens, running to June 2028, which means Inter are under no pressure to sell cheap. Fichajes.net has reported a €50m bid, well short of the €82m valuation Inter are said to want, and with no La Liga window open right now nothing can be formalised until January 2027 at the earliest.
The reporting
The story traces back to Graeme Bailey, who first flagged Bastoni as a Barcelona option on 25 September, also noting Chelsea, Liverpool and Manchester City hold an interest. Bailey is a reliable name on this beat. Beyond that single thread and the later fee report from Fichajes.net, a source with a mixed track record, there is little independent corroboration. This is one credible voice plus one speculative figure, not a story confirmed from multiple angles.
The outlook
Call this a long shot for now. Inter have a player under contract for another season and a half, a market value near €66m, and an asking price that dwarfs the reported bid. For this to happen, Barcelona would need to close a gap of tens of millions, fend off three Premier League clubs circling the same man, and do it all inside a four week window in January. Nothing currently suggests Inter are ready to lower their demands.
What to watch
Watch for any movement in Inter's stance once the January window actually opens, or a improved bid that narrows the gap to the €82m asking price.
Sources the analyst weighedGraeme BaileyTrust 78
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Money trail
Our estimate €50m–€64mValue €66m
€50mFichajes.net
€82mGraeme Bailey
Historical precedent
2017
Inter from Atalanta€31m
Inter from Atalanta€31mAlessandro Bastoni’s real transfer fees, for context, not a prediction.
Who is behind this story
Sacha TavolieriFirst reportReports interest
Journalist · Global
1 report on this storyfirst 2 Nov
Graeme BaileyEarliest mentionReports interest
Journalist · Global
1 report on this storyfirst 25 Sep
Mundo DeportivoRepeats another report
Outlet · La Liga
1 report on this storyfirst 30 Oct
Questions about this transfer
How likely is Alessandro Bastoni to join FC Barcelona?
Transfer Tracker rates Alessandro Bastoni to FC Barcelona at 10%, a longshot on the current reporting from 3 reporters.
What is the expected Alessandro Bastoni transfer fee?
Transfer Tracker estimates the fee for Alessandro Bastoni to FC Barcelona at around €50m–€64m, beside a reported bid of €50m, against Transfer Tracker's value of €66m.
Probability & estimates are modelled opinions from public reporting · informational only, not fact or betting advice · Methodology