The sale of Romelu Lukaku to Chelsea will impact Lautaro Martinez too. Inter will no longer entertain the possibility of letting him go, even they have received some offers. The two parties will resume negotiating the extension once the window will be over, Sky Sport informs.
The Nerazzurri had not ruled out partying ways with El Toro in recent weeks. He has only two years left on his deal, and the talks to prolong it have not progressed much. But the scenario has changed dramatically in the last few days.
The Argentinian striker has drawn interest from Atletico Madrid and Arsenal. Tottenham have shortlisted him if they parted ways with Harry Kane. But he reportedly was not too knee on moving to Premier League, preferring La Liga. Inter had set a €90M price tag to discourage the suitors, and nobody came close to it.
The Nerazzurri will reinvest part of the Lukaku fee in one or two new forwards. While they covet Duvan Zapata and Dusan Vlahovic, it is not certain they will be able to convince Atalanta and Fiorentina. It is particularly challenging to sign the Viola starlet.
Inter are keeping tabs on some alternatives, La Gazzetta dello Sport reports. Sardar Azmoun is likely to leave Zenit, and Bayer Leverkusen have not sealed the deal yet. Luka Jovic could easily be had on loan from Real Madrid. Moreover, they are high on Sassuolo’s youngsters Gianluca Scamacca and Giacomo Raspadori. Instead, they rebuffed Mino Raiola’s proposal to acquire Moise Kean from Everton, Corriere dello Sport relays.