Inter Milan sporting director has confirmed that Lautaro Martinez can leave for Barcelona this summer only if his release clause is met.
Barcelona has made Inter milan’s striker thier top transfer target this summer Martinez stunning form has caused many European top flight to be interested in him One of which is Barcelona who sees Martinez as a long term replacement for Luis Suarez .
Inter’s sporting Director Peiro Ausilio has claimed that they have no interest in selling thier skipper and the only way he [Martinez] can leave is if interested clubs meet his release clause.
He says:
“The reality of the situation with Martinez is that there’s only one path to take him away from Inter and that is to pay the release clause.
“It’s a clause everyone knows about, there’s no point hiding. It is a difficult clause because it has certain deadlines and some very precise demands.
“First and foremost, the clause expires in early July, so does not last very long. It’s the only possible way right now that we won’t see Lautaro Martinez at Inter next season.
“We are not discussing the Lautaro issue with anyone, because quite simply we are relying on him, he is an important asset for the club and let us not forget he still has two years left on his contract with Inter.
“We don’t have any intention of selling our best players, but rather to reinforce ourselves on the market.”
Martinez has a £97.5m buyout clause in his inter contract which expires on july 7, 2023. The argentine has scored 16 goals in 31 matches in all competitions.
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