Lautaro Martinez latest
Barcelona are ‘closer than ever’ to signing Inter Milan forward Lautaro Martinez.
That’s according to a report from Spanish publication Sport, who claim the club’s president Josep Maria Bartomeu wants a superstar to revitalise the side with Neymar his only other alternative.
Zinedine Zidane’s Real Madrid are very interested in signing the Argentine striker, but his preference would be to join Barcelona to play alongside compatriot Lionel Messi.
However, Bartomeu and co. believe Chelsea and Manchester City are now their greatest dangers and are aware that Martinez rejected an approach from Manchester United.
Barcelona have been in talks with Martinez for months and are optimistic of securing his signature but they will NOT meet his £100million release clause.
Instead, Barca will look to drive the price down using players such as Arturo Vidal in exchange.
