Inter Milan to open new contract talks with Lautaro Martinez
Inter Milan are reportedly ready to open new contract talks with Lautaro Martinez in a bid to raise his exit clause beyond the €111million mark.
The striker emerged as a January transfer window target for Manchester United and Barcelona, but now Inter are hoping to fend off any summer bids by upping the player’s release clause, according Mundo Deportivo.
The 22-year-old has a contract with the Serie A giants until 2023, but there is a two-week window in July where he can leave for €111m, if that price is met.
But Inter are desperate to keep the player and are willing to improve Martinez’s contract substantially in order to hike the price of any potential exit.
The former Racing Club frontman is viewed by Barca as a long-term replacement for Luis Saurez at the Nou Camp, with the former Liverpool starting to have his fair share of injury problems.
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United, meanwhile, are expected to sign a new central striker this summer after failing to replace Romelu Lukaku this season.