Barcelona have been sent a very strong message about Lautaro Martinez amid speculation that the club are keen on signing the Inter star as an alternative to Julian Alvarez.
Martinez’s name has popped up again this week but Inter president Beppe Marotta says Barcelona should forget all about the Argentina international.
“First of all, Lautaro Martinez is our captain and represents the current history of Inter. So all I can say is that there simply aren’t the conditions in place for him to leave Inter,”
he told DAZNN.
“We have absolutely no intention of letting him go, in any way, shape or form. It’s not even worth talking about.”
Inter boss Cristian Chivu has also insisted Lautaro is going nowhere this week, meaning Barca may have to look elsewhere for a new No. 9 this summer.
In the meantime, Hansi Flick has spoken out about his team’s striker search and insists he’s “not worried” by the fact the club have not signed anyone yet and added “only Deco, I, and a few other people know exactly what we want.”
