Lautaro Martínez, a Barcelona option if Julián Álvarez slips away | OneFootball

Barcelona is already considering several options for the next transfer window in case it fails to complete the signing of Atlético de Madrid forward Julián Álvarez, and among the alternatives another Argentine appears: Lautaro Martínez, with whom the Córdoba native regularly competes for a spot in the Argentina national team.

El Toro, a star player and captain of Inter Milan, is one of the many options on the Barça board’s list, as reports from Spain also mentioned Brazilian João Pedro, from Chelsea, and more names could emerge in the coming weeks.

Even so, Julián remains Barcelona’s main option, although PSG and Arsenal are also interested in him, according to reports from Spain. So far, the Albiceleste player has denied any contact, although there could be progress after the World Cup.

At Barça, they see him as the ideal replacement for Robert Lewandowski and would be willing to pay up to 100 million euros to sign him. It is worth noting that in the previous transfer window Atlético de Madrid rejected a 143 million dollar offer from Arsenal for the former River player.

The Argentine is coming off great seasons at Atleti, in which he scored several very important goals, such as against Real Madrid and Barcelona, in La Liga and the Champions League. In total, he has made 104 appearances for Los Colchoneros, where he arrived in August 2024, scoring 48 goals and providing 17 assists.

For his part, Lautaro is a key figure at Inter, the only club in Europe he has played for since leaving Racing in July 2018. With 371 matches and 173 goals for the Nerazzurri, the Bahía Blanca native, who is not coming off a good half-season due to some injuries, could be targeted by Barcelona. Will it happen?

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