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Barcelona to offer Lautaro Martinez a seven-year contract?

By Ben Knapton, Senior Reporter | 01 April 2020

Barca to offer Martinez seven-year contract?

Barcelona will offer Inter Milan striker Lautaro Martinez a seven-year deal at Camp Nou, according to a report.

Barcelona are reportedly ready to offer Lautaro Martinez a seven-year deal worth €7m (£6.1m) at Camp Nou.

The striker has been persistently linked with a switch to Quique Setien's side in recent weeks, with reports suggesting that the Catalan giants have already opened talks over the Inter Milan forward.

Barca have been left short of attacking options this season following injuries to Luis Suarez and Ousmane Dembele, and Martinez has been touted as a long-term replacement for the former.

According to Tuttosport, La Blaugrana will attempt to lure the Argentine to Camp Nou with a seven-year contract, a five-year fixed arrangement with the possibility of two further seasons.

The report also claims that Inter will stand firm on Martinez's supposed €111m (£98.1m) release clause, although Barca are said to be keen on offloading several players as part of a potential deal.

Martinez, who has registered 11 goals in Serie A this season, will see his current contract at San Siro expire in 2023.