Report: Fabio Paratici intends new approach for striker who he tried to sign in January

Tottenham Hotspur still hold an interest in Inter Milan striker Lautaro Martinez ahead of the summer transfer window, according to Football Transfers.

The report claims that Spurs’ managing director of football Fabio Paratici is a big admirer of the Argentine international having made an approach to the Serie A club during January to try to bring him to north London and intends to make contact again at the end of the current campaign.

Tottenham consider the 24-year-old as one of the options to help bolster their attack and help to take the burden off Harry Kane as the club’s only senior out-and-out forward.

Antonio Conte worked with the striker during their time together at the Italian outfit with Martinez admitting in an interview with TuttoMercatoWeb in December that he was grateful of how the Spurs boss had improved his game.

Martinez played a key role in helping the Nerazzurri to their first Scudetto since 2010 last season, having scored 17 goals in 38 matches during their title tilt (transfermarkt).

Spurs are expected to face stiff competition from Atletico Madrid, who are in the market for a replacement for Luis Suarez, who is expected to leave the club when his contract expires this summer.

SpursWeb Opinion

Martinez would be a brilliant signing for Tottenham but would not come cheap considering he only signed a contract extension at Inter in October until June 2026 (Marca). 

With Spurs already having to pay some of the respective transfer fees to bring Cristian Romero and Dejan Kulusevski to the club on a permanent basis, it would likely mean they would have to recoup money from the sale of the likes of Giovani Lo Celso and Tanguy Ndombele if they are to raise significant funds to land Martinez.

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