The Argentina striker has been in sublime form for Serie A side Inter Milan.
The Nerazzurri are very much in the title race this season, and much of the credit goes to Martinez. Barcelona are looking to add to their strike firepower, and Martinez is the player they think will solve their existing difficulty in converting chances.
Lautaro Martinez has a release clause in his contract of €111 million.
Barcelona have been tracking Lautaro Martinez for a while now. That rumour gathered pace when Martinez’s girl-friend Agustina Gandolfo was spotted in England.
At his tender age of 22, Martinez is already one of the most important members of the Argentina squad.
He has scored 24 goals in 60 matches for Inter Milan.
Martinez is only expected to improve with time, which can be understood by his stats. 9 of those 25 goals came in the last season, from 35 matches.
In this season, he has netted 15 goals in just 25 games while also having assisted thrice. Barcelona’s main target man, Luis Suarez is nursing a major injury.
While the Uruguayan is expected to be sidelined for a considerable period, Barcelona will take on Napoli next month in the round of 16 of UEFA Champions League. Another advantage Barca will have on signing Martinez is that being a member of the Argentina national team,
Martinez will have a great understanding with Lionel Messi and we have been led to believe that the move has indeed been greenlit by the magician himself.
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