Milan: Argentine star Lautaro Martinez has reportedly close to signing a deal with the Spanish giants Real Madrid. The Inter Milan forward is having the best time of his career as he scored 21 goals last season. After, joining Inter in 2018 from Racing Club, Martinez netted 30 times in all competitions.
🔥 Real Madrid – Lautaro Martínez: habrían llegado a un principio de acuerdo para su traspaso, ‘Sport Mediaset’
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💰 Se cerraría por unos 100M: podría incluir la opción de cesión + opción de compra de Jovic
🇫🇷 El Inter financiaría el fichaje del Kanté https://t.co/qr35170w80 pic.twitter.com/Sja6zIZHNI
Previously, he was heavily linked with another Spanish giants Barcelona, but it seems as if he chose to go their arch-rivals. The deal could include Luka Jovic, who joined the Los Blancos in 2019 from Eintracht Frankfurt shift base to Inter as a part of the deal.
The Serbian failed to create much impact since his signing whereas the 23-year-old Argentine had a very eye-catching season in Italy. The reports suggest that Martinez has agreed to a £92 million deal.
The coronavirus has had great impacts on the financial statuses of almost every club. Real Madrid made no signings in this transfer window. Though the club are plotting a summer spree in 2021 with Zinedine Zidane looking to sign Kylian Mbappe, Dayot Upamecano and Eduardo Camavinga.
