Speaking on the House of Champions Podcast, Fabrizio Romano has been discussing Tottenham’s hunt for a new centre-back and Alessandro Bastoni.
Spurs have been linked with Bastoni for quite some time now, and, of course, he’s a favourite of Antonio Conte’s from his time at Inter Milan.
The centre-half really came to prominence under Conte during his time at San Siro, and his former manager is keen to reunite with the defender.
Sadly though, according to Romano, Bastoni will not be leaving Milan in January due to Inter’s progression to the next round of the Champions League.
Bastoni is staying
Romano shared what he knows about Bastoni.
“In terms of centre-backs. I see links to Bastoni, but from what I’m told Bastoni is not leaving Inter in January also because they are in the next stage of the Champions League and so I don’t see them selling Bastoni in January, but I see Tottenham going for a centre-back and maybe a midfielder,” Romano said.
Should go
It’s strange to hear that Bastoni will be staying at Inter in January as he’s fallen down the pecking order at San Siro.
The 23-year-old has only played 90 minutes four times this season in the league, and given that he was one of Inter’s most important players under Conte, it’s surprising to hear that he’s not open to a Spurs move.
However, with his contract entering its final 12 months, perhaps this is a move that Tottenham will ultimately end up revisiting in the summer.
It bears remembering that Bastoni is genuinely one of Conte’s favourite players, and as long as Conte is at Spurs there will likely be an underlying interest in Bastoni.
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