After Real Madrid was held to a 3-3 draw by Manchester City at home, the Spanish media broke the news again that Real Madrid was very interested in Inter midfielder Barella.
According to Marca journalist Fernandes, Barella has already proven himself at Inter, and Real Madrid have been watching the Italy international for a long time, but with so many options available to the midfielder, Florentino has not made up his mind.
Judging from the course of the first leg of the Champions League quarter-finals, Real Madrid's attacking power is not a problem, especially when the team will sign Mbappe and Endrick this summer, and Real Madrid's attacking ability will be further strengthened.
However, we must note that although Real Madrid's midfielders are numerous, Modric and Kroos are significantly older, while players such as Bellingham and Camavinga, although young and passionate, are more than attacking and not enough defending. In La Liga, it is not too intense to deal with, but in the Champions League, especially against a team like Manchester City, who have a sharp attack, Real Madrid's midfield's defensive and especially interception ability is exposed.
To be sure, Real Madrid also had a strong interception midfielder, Casemiro, but Florentino sent the Brazilian star to Manchester United due to team building ideas and salary issues.
Now it has been proven that in order for Real Madrid to maintain their ability to compete in the Champions League, they need to bring in a hexagonal midfielder like Barella.
Barella joined Inter Milan from Cagliari for a fee of €45 million in the summer window of 2019, and after almost five years of training, the Italian has developed into the heart of the Nerazzurri's midfield and vice-captain.
So far this season, the 27-year-old has made 41 appearances in all competitions for Inter so far, scoring two goals and providing four assists.
In terms of ball-making ability, Barella is a little mediocre, but we must note that after the departure of midfielder Brozovic, Barella took on more of a midfield interception and playmaking role, and was an indispensable part of Inter's rapid counter-attack.
To be sure, if Barella is completely released, he and Bellingham's attacking ability is also almost the same, and Barella is more consistent than Camavinga in terms of playing the ball in midfield and organizing attacks.
Even the ever-critical newspaper Marca is full of praise for Barella, who believes that the Inter vice-president is currently one of the top three players in Italian football.
According to the German transfer market, Barella's value has risen to 75 million euros, while Real Madrid is willing to send an offer of 80 million euros.
It is worth mentioning that Barella and his family are both Inter fans, they both love to work and live in Milan, and the contract renewal negotiations between Inter and Barella are also very smooth, and they are expected to agree on a contract with a salary of 7 million euros until 2029.
What is touching is that Barella is still very affectionate towards Inter, and he even told the media that even if a team is willing to pay tens of millions of annual salaries to invite him, he will not take the initiative to ask to leave Inter, and he still hopes to give the initiative of transfer to the club's chairman Zhang Kangyang.
However, in view of Inter's current financial situation, although the club's president Zhang Kangyang is also very reluctant to Barella, he can only reluctantly part his love for the future and overall development of the club. But in the end, it still depends on whether Real Madrid will make substantial moves, let's wait and see!