Barça dreams of him and he dreams of Real Madrid, global star for 2026

Real Madrid and FC Barcelona have been involved in major disputes during various transfer windows. Over the years, both the white and the blaugrana sides have "fought" for the best footballers in the world. Nowadays, they not only compete with each other, but they also do so with Premier League and Middle Eastern clubs, which are very powerful in the economic sphere.

However, the most important thing is that the blaugrana side is going through a difficult financial moment, so, practically, it can't make moves during these transfer periods. Proof of this is that for two years it has tried to secure the services of Nico Williams. It did so without success.

For this reason, in the Catalan capital, they can only dream of Alessandro Bastoni. The Inter Milan center-back is highly regarded at Can Barça, but it's difficult to think that they're going to be able to sign him. In addition, he has a contract in force until 2028.

An important aspect that shouldn't be overlooked is that the Italian seems to favor Real Madrid. According to various news outlets, he would be delighted to join Bernabéu. This information may have reached the sporting management of the white side, which has always spoken highly of this center-back.

All of this comes together with the need at Valdebebas to strengthen the defensive line. The technical department has already started to do so with the arrivals of Trent Alexander-Arnold, Álvaro Carreras, and Dean Huijsen, but there's still work to be done. The transition hasn't come to an end yet, since Alaba and Rüdiger are over the age of 30.

It would be a surprise

The fact that Real Madrid would try to sign Bastoni would be a real surprise, since it would require a huge investment. As our colleagues at Defensa Central have learned, the bet will be Ibrahima Konaté, as long as he doesn't renew with Liverpool.

Florentino knows that Barça will never be able to take this Inter defender away from him, basically because it couldn't afford a move of this kind. This way, the president is quite calm in this regard and, at the same time, believes that the foundations are being laid for a great future project.

The season with Xabi Alonso at the helm hasn't started badly at all. There's room for improvement, but a more positive image is already being seen compared to what was perceived during the previous campaign.