Given Luis Suarez’s struggles with fitness and his age, it comes as little surprise that the Blaugrana are on the lookout for a new striker. One name has been heavily linked with the Catalan giants but according to recent rumors, Real Madrid are ready to challenge them.
That man is Lautaro Martinez, the Argentine talent racking up rave reviews in Serie A. The South American has developed a deadly partnership alongside Lukaku and has been key to the Nerazzurri’s success this term, scoring 11 times in 20 league outings.
The 22-year-old even impressed at Camp Nou when Conte’s side visited Barcelona in the Champions League despite losing 2-1. Furthermore, there is speculation Lionel Messi wants his fellow Argentine at the Blaugrana, which is something knowing the importance of Leo’s seal of approval.
Unfortunately, TyC Sports claim that Los Blancos are ready to trigger his $120M release clause and beat the Catalan giants to his signature. Furthermore, the Madrid heavyweights have reportedly prepared a $15M-per-year wage package as well.
Whether Martinez prefers Santiago Bernabeu over Camp Nou or vice versa remains unclear. All we know is that the defending champions in Spain will face tough competition to land the Argentine talent.
