FC Barcelona’s search for a new center-back to join them in the summer continues to enthrall and one of the top names in the club’s shortlist is Inter Milan superstar Alessandro Bastoni.
When a player is heavily linked with Barca, every gesture starts getting noticed, and this latest one has not gone unnoticed at all.
According to [SPORT](https://www.sport.es/es/noticias/barca/estrategia-bastoni-cubarsi-acercarse-barca-128343314), Bastoni used a subtle but very modern way of keeping that connection alive: he liked a recent Instagram post from Pau Cubarsi.
This is another sign that the Inter defender is at least aware of, and perhaps encouraged by, the growing links with Barcelona.
Bastoni is widely being described as the club’s priority option at left centre-back, a profile Deco and the sporting area reportedly see as ideal for Hansi Flick’s system. He is left-footed, comfortable bringing the ball out, and would allow Cubarsi to settle more naturally on the right side of the pairing.
That is why the Cubarsi angle feels especially interesting. This is not only engaging with Barca-related transfer noise in general, but specifically with the young defender he could end up partnering in the heart of Barcelona’s back line. It is a small move, but one that naturally invites interpretation.
Still, Barca fans should keep some balance here. Liking a post is not the same as agreeing personal terms or forcing a transfer. More importantly, the Catalan club need to be able to find a way to pull off this expensive operation.
Should Bastoni dream of this move though, the likelihood of it happening increases and let’s wait and see how things play out.