Overview
- Inter president Beppe Marotta told DAZN that Alessandro Bastoni has not expressed a desire to leave and that the club does not need to sell its key players.
- The club frames Bastoni as part of a stable ‘backbone’ alongside Lautaro Martínez and Nicolò Barella that should pass a winning mentality to new signings.
- Media coverage reports Barcelona had shown interest in Bastoni earlier in May but that pursuit has cooled due to valuation gaps and tactical doubts at Barcelona.
- Inter completed the Serie A and Coppa Italia double under Cristian Chivu this season and Marotta described a contract extension for Chivu as a formality.
- Marotta said keeping the core and extending Chivu is meant to lift Inter’s European ambition by improving next season’s Champions League performance.