{"id":20446,"date":"2022-06-07T18:00:50","date_gmt":"2022-06-07T22:00:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/2022\/06\/07\/manchester-united-join-tottenham-in-alessandro-bastoni-hunt\/"},"modified":"2022-06-07T18:00:50","modified_gmt":"2022-06-07T22:00:50","slug":"manchester-united-join-tottenham-in-alessandro-bastoni-hunt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/2022\/06\/07\/manchester-united-join-tottenham-in-alessandro-bastoni-hunt\/","title":{"rendered":"Manchester United join Tottenham in Alessandro Bastoni hunt"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>Tottenham are set to face competition for Inter Milan and Italy centre-back Alessandro Bastoni, according to reports.<\/p>\n<p>Tottenham are, of course, in the market for some fresh legs at centre-back this summer. This comes with Antonio Conte deploying a three at the back system, something Spurs did not have that much experience with before 2021\/22.<\/p>\n<p>The Lilywhites have been most heavily linked with the Inter star, who is left-footed. And given Spurs\u2019 links to the Serie A via their manager and sporting director, as well as their recent \u00a3150m cash injection, the north Londoners did appear to have an almost straight run at the stopper.<\/p>\n<p>However, that has seemingly changed with Italian journalist Gianluca Di Marzio reporting on Tuesday evening that: \u201cin the last hours even Manchester United has been moving for the 23-year-old Nerazzurri central.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In the same report, Di Marzio adds that both United and Tottenham could also vie for Lille defender, Sven Botman: \u201cBoth teams are currently looking for a left-footed defender. For this reason, in fact, both Tottenham and Manchester United could contest (together with Newcastle ) the profile of Sven Botman\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"it\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Calciomercato?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Calciomercato<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Inter?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Inter<\/a> | Su <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Bastoni?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Bastoni<\/a> non c\u2019\u00e8 solo il <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SpursOfficial?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@SpursOfficial<\/a>, anche il <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ManUtd?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@ManUtd<\/a> l\u2019ha messo nel mirino<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/KdZSTu4By9\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/t.co\/KdZSTu4By9<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Gianluca Di Marzio (@DiMarzio) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DiMarzio\/status\/1534241698720645122?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 7, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"gg101-at-label absolute\">Advertisement<\/div>\n<div class=\"gg101__brandbox--item flex aic gg101__brandbox--item_no-border\" data-segment='{\"block_widget_id\":\"1670456\",\"block_widget_type\":\"cta-shortcode-button\",\"brand_id\":765961,\"brand_name\":\"Bet365\",\"offer_text\":\"New customers bet u00a310 and get u00a350 in free bets!\"}'>\n<div class=\"gg101__brandbox--item__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"gg101__brandbox--item__image\">\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.101greatgoals.com\/wp-json\/xm-link\/Bet365Football\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow sponsored noopener\" class=\"gg101__brandbox--item__link\">\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" src=\"https:\/\/www.101greatgoals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/165x165_Bet365-squareLogo.jpeg\" class=\"\" alt=\"Bet365 Brand Logo\">\t\t\t\t<\/a>\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"gg101__brandbox--item__title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.101greatgoals.com\/wp-json\/xm-link\/Bet365Football\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow sponsored noopener\" class=\"gg101__brandbox--item__link\">New customers bet \u00a310 and get \u00a350 in free bets!<\/a><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"gg101__brandbox--item__get-wrapper\" style=\"background-color: #008061\">\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.101greatgoals.com\/wp-json\/xm-link\/Bet365Football\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow sponsored noopener\" class=\"gg101__brandbox--item__get flex aic jcc mla\"><span class=\"cjbb__fraction only_fraction\" style=\"color:white;\">BET NOW<\/span><\/a>\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"gg101__brandbox-t-and-c\">Open Account Offer. 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UK &amp; ROI residents only<\/div>\n<h2>Will Manchester United sign Bastoni?<\/h2>\n<p>Given United\u2019s troubles at centre-back of late, signing someone like Bastoni would be a great move for them.<\/p>\n<p>However, in pretty much all areas, Tottenham are currently the more attractive option.<\/p>\n<p>The Lilywhites have Champions League football, their boss has previously worked with and won the Serie A with Bastoni, and Spurs also recently signed Ivan Perisic from Inter on a free, meaning Bastoni would be able to work with a familiar face on the left of Spurs\u2019 defence.<\/p>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.101greatgoals.com\/football-betting-tips\/match-previews\/wednesday-8-june-africa-cup-of-nations-qualifier-betting-tips\/\"><strong>Wednesday\u2019s Africa Cup of Nations qualifier betting tips: Previews, predictions and odds<\/strong><\/a><\/h3>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.101greatgoals.com\/football-betting-tips\/match-previews\/wales-vs-netherlands-betting-tips-uefa-nations-league-preview\/\">Wales vs Netherlands betting tips: UEFA Nations League preview, predictions and odds<\/a><\/h3>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tottenham are set to face competition for Inter Milan and Italy centre-back Alessandro Bastoni, according to reports. Tottenham are, of course, in the market for some fresh legs at centre-back this summer. This comes with Antonio Conte deploying a three at the back system, something Spurs did not have that much experience with before 2021\/22. 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