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Luis Suárez opens the door for Lautaro Martínez in Barcelona: "I'm going to help him"

2020-07-16T02:12:10.519Z


The Uruguayan praised the Argentine and assured that he plans to accompany him in his adaptation to the Catalan team.


07/14/2020 - 18:34

  • Clarín.com
  • sports

At the gates of an unusual pass market due to the long period of time that the coronavirus generated and the economic difficulties that clubs are going through, there is a novel that started a long time ago and promises new chapters: that of Lautaro Martínez and Barcelona.

While the leaders draw accounts and negotiate, they are waiting for him with open arms on the Catalan team. Even Luis Suárez, owner of the post they intend to reinforce with the purchase of the Argentine, seemed to welcome him in recent statements.

“He is a great player. He's at a very high level at Inter. It is not easy to come from Argentina and demonstrate such a level in Italian football , "praised the Uruguayan in an interview with Sport. And he clarified, as if to clear the possibility that negative competition could be unleashed: “I will always be on the player's side. I am going to help him adapt and feel comfortable growing here, as I have done with many colleagues who have arrived. ”

In the match against Torino, Lautaro broke the curse and scored Inter's third goal. (Photo: Ansa)

Although the president of Barcelona, ​​Josep Maria Bartomeu, affirmed that the negotiations for Lautaro "are stopped", the interest of the Catalan club continues.

According to the Spanish media, in the last hours the Catalan club raised a new offer very close to 111 million euros , which is what the ex-Racing player's exit clause is worth.

The specific proposal is for 70 million euros clean plus the pass of the Dominican defender, Spanish national, Junior Firpo, valued at 40 million euros.

Inter would have agreed to include Junior Firpo as part of the negotiation, despite the controversy generated by the amount of his pass, since Barcelona at the time had paid 18 million euros to Betis to hire him and now considers that his share price more than doubled.

"We spoke with Inter a few weeks ago, but now the issue is stopped. Now we are not talking. We have to finish LaLiga and the Champions League and see what our priorities are," Bartomeu limited himself to answering when they consulted him on the subject.

In case of progress, Lautaro's arrival at Barcelona would take place once the current edition of the Champions League ends, at the end of August.

Barcelona's interest was joined in the last hours by a possible elite competitor such as Manchester City, a club that received the endorsement of the TAS to play the next Champions League and is already thinking of strengthening itself.

Source: clarin

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