Grande talent. Conte said he rejected a ton of approaches from Serie A teams for a loan. He's got the best tutors here in De Vrij, Skriniar and Godin.
Last weekend, Antonio Conte was not afraid to start the very young Alessandro Bastoni against Sampdoria. And the same player also had no fear as he was one of the match’s protagonists and had a fantastic performance. Enough for the
Gazzetta dello Sport to give him a 7 rating for the great performance.
“Consistency, advancing forward with one through ball for Lautaro and almost scoring a header,” said the Milanese newspaper. This Bastoni, according to the pink paper, “can subvert the hierarchies” at the club. The 1999-born center back has in front of him a huge mountain to climb, considering that the three starters (excluding Danilo D’Ambrosio) are the three sacred monsters in Diego Godin, Stefan De Vrij and Milan Skriniar.
But certainly, beyond the prediction of the Gazzetta, Alessandro Bastoni has a great future ahead of him both in the national team and of course here at Inter. Years ago, Inter paid €31M to sign him from Atalanta and last summer, Inter rejected half of Serie A just because of Conte’s wishes to keep him.
Conte spoke of 20-year-old defender Alessandro Bastoni who made his debut for the Nerazzurri:
“Half of the Serie A wanted him and I was against letting him go. I want to work with him, I’ve seen his potential not only physically, but also mentally. He does what you ask him to do right away. Alessandro will certainly be useful in the future, but he’s also useful right now.”
“He’s an important option to have and again I repeat, I’m taking risks, last match with Biraghi, and today with Bastoni. But I have faith in them, I have no problem putting them out on the pitch. Their team-mates also have faith in them. We continue like we have so far, with humility and a great desire.”