Manchester United have reportedly joined the race to sign highly-rated Inter Milan defender Alessandro Bastoni.
The 23-year-old has drawn the attentions of most of Europe's leading clubs after another impressive season at the Serie A giants.
According to reports from La Gazetta dello Sport, the Red Devils are not the only Premier League side's eye he has caught.
Arch rivals Manchester City and Tottenham, who have both qualified for next season’s Champions League, are reportedly interested in signing the player, who played under Spurs boss Antonio Conte during his time in Milan.
And given that United have not qualified for Europe's elite club competition, it is hard to see the sought-after Italian choosing them over the like's of City and Spurs.
New United boss Erik Ten Hag is likely to be handed a huge transfer budget to rejuvenate and repair what has become a limp and lifeless squad towards the end of the 2021/22 season.
The Dutchman has already ordered a 'full report' in order to assess who is ready to be part of his squad next year, and with the financial backing he is likely to receive from United he will not be deterred by Inter's €60million (£51m) asking price.
Whilst Inter are loathe to part with their better players, they are faced with similar issues to those which forced them into selling Romelu Lukaku to Chelsea last summer.
The club desperately needs to balance their books, and it is thought that though they value Bastoni highly, they are more concerned with retaining the services of star striker Lautaro Martinez.
And with several of Europe's top sides already circling, the sale of the 23-year-old defender represents a quick method of bringing in some much-needed cash to the Serie A runners-up.
With United's failure to qualify for the Champions League next season, it is hard to see a reason to join them, especially when Premier League Champions City are an alternative.
Even Tottenham represent a more appealing prospect having beaten Arsenal to fourth place and are managed by Bastoni's former manager Conte who retains a close bond with the defender.
With the rebuilding project Ten Hag is faced with at the Old Trafford club he can expect it to be a tall order to convince Europe's elite players to join, but Bastoni's signature would surely be a statement of intent for what is to come.
zacadklmnz
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Manchester United 💪
dudcenorz
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Manchester united are the best team in the world
Fatokid
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They sold perisic already
johknrtuyz
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thanks i wants it
PrynsEnofe
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Y’all please keep dreaming…..pazza Ale🖤💙
zobadeirs
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No CL these players won't come to united.. And so let them be... We must buy players to achieve things with us not spoon feeding them..
true, let's go the Busby's baby way. We are man utd
hiokmopry
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No CL these players won't come to united.. And so let them be... We must buy players to achieve things with us not spoon feeding them..
tukdklnosu
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Daah!!Bastoni Again.
hiokmopry
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United will look forward to sign everybody according to thr press....
Vadadekpu
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Dont cry for all of thst shits dude..!Don't your Club's had so msay player before while other Club's are trying to buy future their players and build their Club's as your Clubs and hi-jack them from others . It was a Karma and a pay back or a revenge for other Clu s to fo the same to Manchester United after all your Club Manchester United Club's were doing that to other Club's as well . So be sensible dude . It is now your turned and faced the Consequences of having to robbed other people's and Clubs player that you had robbed from them..
Speciaal0ne
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Noway they going to sell him
Kosacimrtu
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He will sign for spurs because of Conte reationship..
Hozloruy
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100 Rumour in a week and we get o player
Phoenixz
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why must rivals always disturb us
😂😂😭
pinablmort
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I don't know why players don't see forward, a team may be in the champion league today and tomorrow maybe not and the other vasvasa. one not in champion league dose not end someone carrier
mancsupporter
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Man United underdogs? where did your brain go? just because they're having a difficult period doesn't make them underdogs. You're going to choke on these same words next season
Man u are not frigjtening anymore, i fear Liverpool, Chelsea, arsenal and Even Spurs more, west ham, villa, Even Newcastle are more scary, United play like watford
Roabcnrstz
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Why would a player like that go United?😂if it were early 2000’s yes but now United are underdog club
Man United underdogs? where did your brain go? just because they're having a difficult period doesn't make them underdogs. You're going to choke on these same words next season
RalphBlinx
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So it be like now if some want to join a team he want to join the one in champions league
juzioptuy
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2023/23 season
mmlshyrf
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Why would he join Penchester Punited
RajuMondal
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he is very good technical defender... other sing defender is --- Bremer..
mancsupporter
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Why shouldn’t he go to United ? It’s a rebuild process and some players may fancy it. Wether Manchester United are in the CL or not they are still a very big club and can still attract players lots of players. Once you got a good project that can convince a player then why not ? Before now Liverpool were worse than united but now see where they are. Same with mancity. Someday united would definitely get it right and when that time comes you all would be 😱...
Bastoni deserves a team who win him titles, not wait for years when its not 100% United rebuild will be any better, They might sign flops, and he loves Inter, his boyhood club and Tbh he seem more interested in city as that is the only epl team he follow on insta ;)
shardul7798
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I hope Inter don't end up selling Bastoni. He's a talented young lad and a possible future team captain.
dimesticon
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why must rivals always disturb us
ACMilan007
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Why would a player like that go United?😂if it were early 2000’s yes but now United are underdog club
bro united are not underdogs, yes they r having difficult period but they will bounce back for sure..
Nuwaikmors
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Why would a player like that go United?😂if it were early 2000’s yes but now United are underdog club
Why shouldn’t he go to United ? It’s a rebuild process and some players may fancy it. Wether Manchester United are in the CL or not they are still a very big club and can still attract players lots of players. Once you got a good project that can convince a player then why not ? Before now Liverpool were worse than united but now see where they are. Same with mancity. Someday united would definitely get it right and when that time comes you all would be 😱...
Sazabdisy
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His good defender
Sir_white
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please just sign those good players who will be contented with us playing in the europa league next season not those who will be bragging and looking down on us because their current team will be playing champions league
Biybdkpuy
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Please sign him
momenhuda
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Man U need Marcelo Brozovic.
el_chupacabra
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He is going to stay at Inter 🖤💙
MfechoDurell
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I don't see this working...
mancsupporter
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Why would a player like that go United?😂if it were early 2000’s yes but now United are underdog club
mancsupporter
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I hope city sign him, but there is no space and i think he will stay at Inter
MZS14
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It’s just a paper talk
inumaki
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come on madrid do something