Man City were advised to compete with Barcelona in pursuit of Lautaro’s signature from Inter.
Former England midfielder Owen Hargreaves is pushing Manchester City to compete with Barcelona in the hunt for Lautaro Martinez. According to him, striker Inter Milan is Sergio Aguero’s perfect successor at Man City.
Lautaro has had an impressive season with Inter and has made him rumored to be Barcelona’s main game in the transfer market this summer. He has packed 21 goals in all competitions this season.
So far, Barcelona have not made concrete steps to sign Lautaro to Camp Nou where the striker is Argentina it was projected as a replacement for Luis Suarez.
At the same time, City also opened up opportunities to find a new striker after Aguero entered his last 12 months at the Etihad Stadium. Aguero, 32, is in his retirement period after nine years of a successful career in England together The Citizens.
It is not an easy task for City to find a replacement for Aguero, the club’s all-time top scorer. However, Hargreaves thinks his former club should consider signing Lautaro.
“I know Manchester City is looking for a replacement for Aguero. Lautaro Martinez is the answer,” said Hargreaves. BT Sport.
“He has everything. He has skill and sharp in front of goal. And he’s still 22 years old. “
“He is the type of player who will be a very special player, whether it’s a career at Barcelona or Man City.”
Inter itself seems reluctant to let Lautaro go because it has become an integral part of them. Antonio Conte wants to make Lautaro an important part of Inter’s patent front-line trio along with Romelu Lukaku and Alexis Sanchez.
Even so, if there is a big offer from Barca or City, it is not impossible that Inter will be tempted to release their assets.
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