According to Gazzetta dello Sport's recent update, both Barcelona and Manchester City have seen their offers for Inter Milan's Alessandro Bastoni snubbed.

What's the word, then?

It seems that Antonio Conte's 20-year-old revelation is already starting to catch the eye of some of the biggest teams in Europe as both Barcelona and Man City have been prowling around.

But the Nerazzurri also seem pretty adamant that they want to keep the young prodigy in Italy as they have reportedly turned down both clubs despite receiving some tempting offers.

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The Citizens were, according to the same report, even willing to propose a swap deal and send Joao Cancelo to Serie A in order to land their target this January.

Needless to say, both European giants could use a player of Bastoni's talent but so could Inter.

Verdict

With Jean-Clair Todibo's loan exit to Schalke earlier in the winter transfer window, and with Samuel Umtiti's recurring injury problems, it doesn't really surprise that the Catalans are in the market for a new defender.

Bastoni has already tallied 11 appearances in the ongoing 2019/20 season and even bagged a goal for his troubles, displacing the experienced Diego Godin from the lineup by starting four out the last five games in Serie A.

He seems to be a player of great potential and one that could go on to become a big star of the future.

With 88.2% passing accuracy in the current campaign and 53.8 passes on average, he seems to be a highly technical type of player who would suit the respective styles of both Barcelona and Man City.

But getting him seems to be a task easier said than done as Conte has also seen his potential and is very keen on keeping him around at Inter.

With the race for the Scudetto still ongoing, the Nerazzurri will need all the help they can get to dethrone Juventus at the end of the season.

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