DBasia.news – Regarding rumors of Inter Milan star transfers, Lautaro Martinez to Barcelona made coach Ernesto Valverde give his opinion on the quality of the player. Valverde regards Martinez as a great player.
Martinez is reportedly appearing as the main target of Barcelona, who is looking for a replacement figure for Luis Suarez for the long term.
The Argentine striker has scored 13 goals in all competitions this season with Inter, including one away goal to Barcelona in the Champions League on 2 October.
The 22-year-old will face Barcelona again when Inter host Spanish giants at Giuseppe Meazza on Wednesday (11/12) early morning in a duel between the first and second-ranked teams in the final week of Group F.
Asked about Martinez, Valverde – who has already confirmed a top 16 ticket for Barcelona – told reporters: “He is a great player and he has a great season. He is fast and strong.
“He scored a great goal in the first match at Camp Nou. I know he is comfortable with (Romelu) Lukaku, they have found the right mechanism to help Inter.”
“There is also Lautaro similar to Luis Suarez, they are a little different but are both born as scorers.”
“But Inter have so many good players, Lautaro, Lukaku, (Milan) Skriniar …”
Barcelona who has escaped the possibility will not lose his best squad against Inter, including without Lionel Messi being rested.