According to the ace reporter of the Spanish newspaper "Marca", Muñoz Fernandez broke the news in an tvplay.it with a local radio station, Real Madrid does have a strong interest in the midfielder Barella, who is currently playing for Inter Milan, and they believe that Barella is one of the best three players in Serie A, and it is also one of the few players who are worth spending a lot of money on by Real Madrid in the next summer transfer period, even if they pay a sky-high transfer fee, they are willing to try to get the 26-year-old Italian midfielder.
After being held to a 3-3 draw at home by Manchester City, Muñoz's statement was more credible. Most of the major sports media in Europe believe that Real Madrid's biggest problem now is in the midfield. Compared with the ceremonial midfield that topped Europe, Modric is now 37 years old, Kroos is also 35 years old this year, and Tchouameni, Camavinga, and Bellingham, despite their excellent physical appearance, are slightly rough in terms of technique, and they are more like high-level functional players than the core of the midfield.
It is precisely because of the lack of skill in the midfielder that Real Madrid will always pay attention to Barella, Muñoz revealed that Real Madrid has been paying attention to the Italian midfielder for as many as 4 years, since he joined Inter Milan at the age of 22, he has always secretly observed the progress of the Italian midfielder, after more than four years of training in Inter Milan, Barella has changed from a defensive B2B player to an all-round player who can both organize and drag, can hold the ball and get rid of it and send the threat ball, he reminds Real Madrid of Modric when he was young.
Although Barella is far away from Luka Modric in attack, whether it is a long-range shot or a lethal final pass, his tireless running and good at strangling and fighting with the opposition midfield make him a perfect fit for the current Real Madrid. After all, after choosing Bellingham as a striker, Real Madrid needs a partner who can partner with Tchouameni and Camavinga, who can not only supplement their lack of organizational ability, but also sweep the midfield with them to fill in the gaps for Bellingham's forward attack. In today's Europe, there is clearly no better option than Barrera.
However, it is obviously more difficult to win Barella than Alphonso Davies and Alexander-Arnold. Although Barella is not an Inter academy player, he and his family are all Inter fans. Previously, when Liverpool coach Klopp expressed his love for Barella, Barella bluntly said: Let Klopp play FIFA more, and he can use himself in the game. At the same time, as the current vice-captain of Inter Milan and the local leader of Italy, Barella has always been a treasure of Inter fans, which has increased the difficulty of poaching Real Madrid.
However, Inter chairman Zhang Kangyang is very likely to become a breakthrough. As we all know, because Suning's financial problems have been in trouble, the club has been facing heavy financial pressure, if Real Madrid can give a sky-high agreement, then Zhang Kangyang will definitely be moved, just like selling Lukaku back then, selling Barella.
Of course, even if Zhang Kangyang risked offending many Inter fans and was willing to sell Barella, Real Madrid first had to persuade him to agree to join, before Inter CEO Marotta renewed his contract with Barella, the vice captain of Inter Milan did not bargain much, and reached an agreement under an annual salary of 650 euros after tax equal to Calhanoglu, and the media interviewed him afterwards, he also admitted that he did not have much need for money, and it was the joy of his life to be able to play more games in his beloved club.
Obviously, if Real Madrid wants to impress Barella, in addition to the high annual salary, I am afraid that more ways will be necessary to impress the heart of the vice captain of Inter.