Barcelona gift Liverpool a chance at dream signing

Barcelona gift Liverpool a chance at dream signing Barcelona look set to gift Liverpool a chance to land a true dream signing this summer. Sport reports that Barcelona are struggling to get a deal over the line for Inter's Alessandro Bastoni. The centre-back is eager to move to Catalonia but there's a distance between the desired fee here.

Inter want to get €60m for the player but Barcelona don't wish to pay that. From the sounds of it, they're hoping Bastoni's desire to sign for them will essentially force Inter's hand. But Liverpool have a real chance here.

Barcelona are clearly up against it financially if they can't reach €60m for a player as good as Bastoni and the Reds are reportedly still in the market for a centre-back. Ibrahima Konate's contract remains unsigned, for one. Liverpool could also move on from Joe Gomez, while Virgil van Dijk is entering the final year of his deal.

Bastoni is someone they've tracked for a long time, too. Recent reports suggest he's on a two-man shortlist at the back for Liverpool - still very much one of their dream arrivals. Show a willingness to pay Inter's asking price and Barcelona may need to bow out of this race.