Manchester City 'scouting Inter Milan defender'

Manchester City have reportedly been scouting Inter Milan defender Alessandro Bastoni as they consider an approach for the Italian during this summer's transfer window.

The 20-year-old has made 16 first-team appearances for Inter during the 2019-20 campaign and has featured in seven of his team's last nine Serie A matches.

According to Calciomercato, the Milan giants are hoping to convince the Italy Under-21 international to sign a new contract at San Siro, but Man City are said to have been following him closely during the 2019-20 campaign.

The report also claims that Barcelona are interested in signing the central defender.

Bastoni joined Inter from Atalanta BC in 2017 and spent the 2018-19 campaign on loan with Parma, making 24 Serie A appearances for the club before returning to I Nerazzurri.

Pep Guardiola's team are expected to move for at least one new centre-back this summer having struggled in that area of the field during the current season.