There is a dearth of top-quality strikers in world football, and players that can put the ball in the back of the net are premium. While he is not in the bracket of the likes of KylianMbappe, ErlingHaaland and Harry Kane, Lautaro Martinez is a striker that many clubs should be interested in, and deservedly so. He represents a throwback to the stocky, physically demanding striker in the mould of Sergio Aguero, whose strengths are lower body strength, positioning and great linkup with teammates.
Despite suffering a loss of form of confidence ahead and during the World Cup, he has played himself back into form. However, he needs to leave Inter for the sake of his career. 5 years at the GuiseppeMeazza has seen his stock rise, from a young player with massive potential to a player capable of turning the game on its head and grabbing it by the scruff of the neck. He has 91 goals in 218 matches for the Italian giants, but it’s time to leave the league and test himself somewhere else.
Still only 25, he is a proven 20-goal-a-season striker, who is an Argentine international, playing his part as the Albiceleste won a World Cup in sometimes improbable circumstances. He has been tipped to move to the Premier League, and should he decide that he wants to leave, he won’t be short of suitors. He seems tailor-made for the Premier League, as his combination of strength, trickery, finishing, and movement will be sure to terrorise many a Premier League defender. His contract with Inter runs out at the end of 2026, meaning that he won’t come cheap for interested suitors.
There are a number of elite clubs around Europe that need strikers. Bayern have still not replaced Robert Lewandowski while Real Madrid are looking at potential replacements for Karim Benzema, who was 35 in December. Chelsea’s goalscoring problems are well-documented while KylianMbappe of PSG has not hidden his desire to play alongside a striker as the focal point up front. In 5 years in Italy, he has won the Serie A, and Coppa Italia as well as a couple of Super CoppaItaliana titles. He has won everything there is to be won.
Inter have been below par this term, with only the Champions League and Coppa Italia currently representing their best chance of further silverware this term, following their victory over bitter rivals, AC Milan in the Super Cup back in January, a game Martinez scored the final goal. They lock horns with Benfica in the Champions League quarterfinals while they face Juventus in a two-legged Coppa Italia semifinal next month. Win both competitions, and the ultras will have no grudges against Martinez who is leaving for the advancement of his career. It can be a win-win.
The odds
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