Laliga champions Barcelona are reportedly ready to sell six players: Arturo Vidal, Nelson Semedo, Jean-Clair Todibo, Rafinha, Junior Firpo, and Moussa Wague to help fund a summer rebuild amid the coronavirus pandemic, according to Mundo Deportivo.
Barcelona manager, Quique Setien, is keen to add Inter Milan forward, Lautaro Martinez, to his ranks this summer transfer window.
Anaedoonline.com had reported that Martinez is one of Barcelona’s top targets this summer, but the financial impact of the COVID-19 means they are unlikely to meet the player’s £97million buy-out clause.
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Meanwhile, Setien has since backed Martinez to succeed in his team at Camp Nou if he eventually joins the Blaugrana this summer.
“We are all clear there are four or five footballers who play in Lautaro Martinez’s position who are extraordinary and that any of them have what it takes to play for Barcelona,” Setien told beIN Sports.
“In reference to this player, he [Lautaro] is a player who can be very good in this team, as well as the others who may be at his level.”
Barcelona captain, Lionel Messi, has admitted he would love the club to sign Lautaro Martinez from Inter Milan. The pair are team-mates in the Argentina national team.
Martinez, who is enjoying a fine season with the Serie A side, has a €111m buyout clause in his current deal.
Although Barca have signed Martin Braithwaite in an emergency deal on Thursday, Messi feels the Catalans should have Martinez in their sights this summer.
“He’s good in one-one-one situations, fights it out with anyone, wins back the ball, can turn in the box. He’s a complete forward.
“I think all great players will in the end adapt. Luis Suarez has a lot of experience and could help Lautaro settle into the club and the Liga. Of course, this is all hypothetically speaking,” Messi told Mundo Deportivo.
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