Why Tottenham bid failed to tickle Lautaro Martinez
Tottenham made a club-record bid for Inter Milan star Lautaro Martinez, but he wasn’t tempted
The 24-year-old has scored 40 goals across his last two seasons for the Serie A side, forming a lethal partnership with Romelu Lukaku as they surged to the title last season.
And Fabrizio Romano claims Spurs director Fabio Paratici offered a deal worth €90m (£77m), with €70m (£60m) up front and €20m (£17m) in add-ons.
The transfer expert claims the add-ons were deemed “complicated” because they would have relied on Martinez winning trophies, and it’s Tottenham.
The offer met Inter’s asking price, but Romano explains that Chelsea’s move for Romelu Lukaku blocked the deal.
And while Martinez did hold talks with Paratici over the move, he wasn’t tempted as he was keen to play Champions League football.
Romano said on his Here We Go podcast:“Tottenham made a proposal for €70million plus €20million add-ons, to arrive to €90million total for Lautaro Martinez, the price tag that Inter were asking.
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“The proposal was €70million guaranteed, €10million easy add-ons – really easy to be reached, appearances of the player with Tottenham – and €10million related to the most complicated part of Lautaro Martinez’s career, like winning titles.”
“Inter were absolutely not prepared to sell Lautaro Martinez, because this proposal from Tottenham was after they sold Romelu Lukaku to Chelsea.