{"id":549244,"date":"2020-04-10T15:32:27","date_gmt":"2020-04-10T19:32:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonfootball.com\/?p=549244"},"modified":"2020-04-10T15:32:27","modified_gmt":"2020-04-10T19:32:27","slug":"report-inter-milan-star-lautaro-martinez-makes-surprise-transfer-decision-amid-manchester-united-and-barcelona-interest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2020\/04\/10\/report-inter-milan-star-lautaro-martinez-makes-surprise-transfer-decision-amid-manchester-united-and-barcelona-interest\/","title":{"rendered":"REPORT: Inter Milan Star Lautaro Martinez Makes Surprise Transfer Decision Amid Manchester United and Barcelona Interest"},"content":{"rendered":"

Inter Milan star Lautaro Martinez<\/a> has made a surprise transfer decision amid Manchester United<\/a> and Barcelona<\/a> interest, according to\u00a0Richard Fay of the Manchester Evening News<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Inter Milan Star Lautaro Martinez Makes Surprise Transfer Decision<\/h2>\n

Impressive for Inter<\/h3>\n

Lautaro Martinez was having an incredible season before the Coronavirus pandemic caused football\u2019s suspension.<\/p>\n

In 20 Serie A<\/a> starts, the Argentine striker has scored 12 goals. He has furthered this in the Champions League<\/a> with five in six appearances. Moreover, he is only 22 and has much potential for growth, even to become one of the best strikers in the world.<\/p>\n

This has caught the eye of many clubs, most notably Barca and United.<\/p>\n

Lautaro Martinez Has Attention From Europe<\/h3>\n

The Spanish giants need a striker in the summer. That of 2019 saw a big-money move for Antoine Griezmann<\/a> to make the switch from Atletico Madrid to the Camp Nou, but he has failed to impress. For \u00a3107 million, with a \u00a3717 million release clause, Griezmann has been somewhat of a flop, especially compared to how good he was with Atletico. Barca are looking to sell him<\/a> in the summer, raising funds for both a move for Martinez, and one for former player Neymar<\/a>, who they sold to Paris Saint-Germain<\/a> for a world-record fee in 2017.<\/p>\n

Manchester United are also looking for a centre-forward come the end of the season. Anthony Martial<\/a> has done a fantastic job of filling the role temporarily, in place of Romelu Lukaku<\/a>, but the Red Devils will want a more permanent, clinical option there in the future. Martinez could provide just that, although they are also considering<\/a> moves<\/a> for Arsenal<\/a>\u2019s Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang<\/a> and RB Leipzig\u2019s Timo Werner<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Recent Transfer Decision<\/h3>\n

Martinez\u2019s agent told Mundo Deportivo that the Argentine is happy at Inter, despite links to some of the biggest clubs in the world.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe treats it [the speculation] as if it is nothing, because he is only focused on his club.<\/p>\n

\u201cBut surely there is great satisfaction knowing that he is doing things well.<\/p>\n

\u201cLautaro has a five-year contract with Inter and the news that comes out is exclusively generated by the press.\u201d<\/p>\n

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