Italy worldwide Alessandro Bastoni is reportedly of curiosity to Jose Mourinho and Actual Madrid, however an harm to Raul Asencio has sophisticated any probability that the 15-time Champions League winners had of touchdown the Inter centre-back.
Asencio harm makes Bastoni transfer to Madrid unlikely
Bastoni has been linked with strikes to each Barcelona and Actual Madrid at numerous levels of the low season. Extra just lately, studies from Spanish outlet AS have claimed that Mourinho needs two extra new signings this summer time: One in midfield and one at centre-back and that Bastoni is the participant that the Portuguese coach needs in defence.
MILAN, ITALY – MAY 17: Alessandro Bastoni of FC Internazionale Milano poses for a photograph with the Coppa Campioni d’Italia and Coppa Italia trophies following the Serie A match between FC Internazionale and Hellas Verona FC at Giuseppe Meazza Stadium on Might 17, 2026 in Milan, Italy. (Photograph by Marco Luzzani/Getty Pictures)
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Nevertheless, to ensure that Madrid to herald any new signings at centre-back, they may first have to promote on condition that they have already got 5 high-earners of their senior squad with Asencio, Antonio Rudiger, Ibrahima Konate, Dean Huijsen and Eder Militao.
Militao is at present nursing an harm, Konate has solely joined the membership this summer time, Huijsen a 12 months in the past and Rudiger has just lately signed a brand new contract extension, which implies that if Madrid are to promote a centre-back this summer time, the indicators level in the direction of academy graduate Asencio.
Nevertheless, Madrid have just lately confirmed that Asencio has suffered a muscular harm, which is prone to maintain him sidelined for round six weeks.
That implies that a transfer away from Madrid for Asencio earlier than the shut of the summer time switch window subsequent month now seems unlikely, which additionally massively sophisticated any probability of Bastoni transferring from Inter to the Bernabeu.
