Tottenham Hotspur and Chelsea are reportedly ‘crazy’ over signing Inter Milan defender Alessandro Bastoni, according to Italian newspaper FCInterNews.it.
Although the Lilywhites won the Europa League trophy last season under Ange Postecoglou, they endured a terrible Premier League campaign and finished just one place above the relegation zone.
As a result, they decided to part ways with the Australian and appoint Thomas Frank as the new manager ahead of this campaign. Spurs showed glimpses of improvement under the Dane at the start of this season.
However, in recent weeks they have been on a downward spiral, languishing in the bottom half of the Premier League with 22 points from 16 games.
Tottenham have suffered from defensive weaknesses so far this season, conceding two or more goals in the last five of their six league matches.
Now, FcInterNews.it report that Spurs are planning to strengthen their defensive department by signing Bastoni, with their sporting director Fabio Paratici ‘mad’ for his compatriot. The Lilywhites even made an attempt to sign him.
But Chelsea are also in this race, with Enzo Maresca ‘crazy’ about the Italian international. Like Spurs, they have also made a plan to get the deal done.
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Additionally, Saudi Arabian clubs are interested in him, with Simone Inzaghi keen to reunite with his former colleague at Al-Hilal. Barcelona even shows a strong interest in him.
However, the player likes Inter and is based at Milan, so he has no plans to leave and has already turned down the chance to join Tottenham or Chelsea.
Chelsea have problems on the left side of the centre-back position with Levi Colwill’s season all but over after suffering a serious knee injury. On the other hand, Benoit Badiashile has failed to find his feet in the Premier League. So perhaps Maresca would like to strengthen the defensive department.
Regarded as one of the best defenders in Serie A, Bastoni has established himself as an undisputed starter in the starting lineup of the Italian national team.
He has won two Serie A titles at the Giuseppe Meazza Stadium and is guiding his side to another title win this season, sitting at the top of the table.
In 19 appearances in all competitions so far this season, Bastoni has scored five goals and kept seven clean sheets.
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