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Fabrizio Romano denies rumours of Barcelona being interested in Argentine international
Barcelona’s pursuit of Julian Alvarez has created some of the compelling storylines of the summer so far, with Atletico Madrid still unwilling to yield.
As the Alvarez deal continues to look ominous, Barcelona have been linked with a move for many other strikers as a potential alternative.
One of the recent ones has been Lautaro Martinez, who has emerged as a shocking alternative for the club in recent days.
Fabrizo Romano denies Lautaro claims
Barcelona are interested in Lautaro Martinez. (Photo by Marco Luzzani/Getty Images)
However, in a recent update, transfer expert Fabrizio Romano has denied those claims.
The Italian journalist confirms that Barcelona have not shown any concrete interest in signing Lautaro Martinez.
This comes just a day after Diario SPORT categorically denied the speculation , adding that the club are not thinking about signing the Inter Milan forward this summer.
This is despite the fact that the Catalans are desperately in need of a new number nine this summer and if the Alvarez deal falters, they could be left with no strikers for the new season.
Ferran Torres, after all, is on the verge of leaving in favour of a move to PSG while Robert Lewandowski left the club after seeing out his contract at the end of last season.
Barcelona were interested in Lautaro in the past
Lautaro Martinez was a past target for Barcelona. (Photo by Buda Mendes/Getty Images)
Romano does confirm that Barcelona were interested in Lautaro in the past, especially during the pandemic when the Catalans were looking for a new striker.
They were keen on having Lautaro join the club as he was a hot prospect at the time, having been scoring goals for fun at Inter Milan.
The Argentine has still somehow maintained his scoring record at Inter. But he is not seen as tactically versatile enough to thrive in Hansi Flick’s formation.
But it must be noted that Lautaro is stylistically more similar to Robert Lewandowski than someone like Alvarez. But this is a risk Barcelona are willing to take as they believe a more versatile forward like Alvarez could help the team become more lethal next season.
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