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Barcelona 'ready to offer up to five players in Lautaro Martinez deal'

By Ben Knapton, Senior Reporter | 26 March 2020

Barca 'ready to offer up to five players in Martinez deal'

Barcelona will offer up to five players in order to aid their pursuit of Inter Milan striker Lautaro Martinez, according to a report.

Barcelona are reportedly ready to offer up to five players in order to aid their pursuit of Inter Milan striker Lautaro Martinez.

Quique Setien's side have been left short of attacking options this season following long-term injuries to Ousmane Dembele and Luis Suarez, and they have supposedly identified Martinez as a replacement for the latter.

It has been reported that the La Liga giants have already reached an agreement with Antonio Conte's side for the Argentine, but according to Corriere dello Sport, Barca will be looking to offload several players as part of the deal.

The report claims that Arturo Vidal, Nelson Semedo, Arthur, Carles Alena and Jean-Clair Todibo could all be offered to Inter by Setien's side as part of an effort to reduce their hefty wage bill.

However, Conte's side are said to be favouring in a cash-only deal for Martinez, who will see his current deal at San Siro expire in 2023.

The 22-year-old has registered 16 goals across all competitions for I Nerazzurri this season.