Earlier this week, we covered reports from the Italian media claiming there’s strong interest from Manchester United in Inter Milan centre-forward Lautaro Martinez.
It was said the Red Devils are going ‘with everything’ for his signing, as Erik ten Hag believes the striker is the missing piece for his team.
On Friday, Martinez’s agent Alejandro Camano spoke to TV Play. And in quotes brought by Calcio Mercato, there may be a message hinting why Manchester United don’t stand a chance to signing him.
Even though representatives often tease with transfers, that wasn’t the case this time, as he made it clear that the striker is completely focused on Inter Milan.
Camano also ended up talking about the potential new contract that Martinez has waiting for him at Inter Milan.
“Lautaro is now at Inter because he likes the club and the team. This summer the whole world talked about a possible transfer to another team, but the reality is that he decided to stay because he likes peace of mind and considers his team to be Inter. He is happy, he is the captain of the team, he is also expecting a child, we have to work so that he is always happy. I think renewal is a possibility.”
Martinez started the season with six goals and two assists in seven appearances, and that’s a pretty good reason why Inter Milan want him well protected, despite his current contract running until 2026.
The striker is currently valued by Transfermarkt at €85m, and it’d actually be strange to see Manchester United spending that much on a centre-forward after signing Rasmus Hojlund.
