Agent drops sly hint about Inter’s interest in young Torino star
His agent, however, has denied everything.
“Antonio has a deal with Torino which runs until 2021,” Marcello Bonetto told FCInter1908 (via CM), “he’s steadily developing according to a shared plan”.
Then again, he did drop a sly hint:
“I’ve not had any recent contacts with Piero Ausilio”.
Does this mean that the Inter sporting director was on his case before?
Either way, Bonetto went on to praise his player, claiming that all this reporting was, well, just that:
“I think this [speculation] is just technical and journalistic analysis, it’s always nice to hear this, especially as owes to to Barreca’s excellent performances. He’s showing his qualities every day”.
The Turin native grew up in the Granata academy before moving to Cagliari, only for his return to his hometown club to result in his supplanting Danilo Avelar on the left wing.
The 21-year-old has gone on to nail down a starting place for the Toro, playing 16 Serie A games and becoming an instant hit with fans.