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Lautaro Martínez in a match of Inter Milan in the Champions League

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Víctor Blanco: "Lautaro Martínez could be a reference in a post-Messi future"

Published:11/12/2019 - 20:31h

Updated:11/12/2019 - 20:31h

Lautaro Martínez impressed again in the Champions League, but could not avoid the elimination of Inter Milan. The president of his former club, Víctor Blanco, said he could be one of the references when Leo Messi retires

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2020 it arrives loaded of news in the elite of the European football, and in the market of signings stands out the name of Lautaro Martínez. The one of White Bay has exploded deportivamente in the rows of the Inter of Milan, and while it values an offer of renewal of the Italians has received with illusion the proposals of other big, like a FC Barcelona that follows him closely or a Manchester City that does not renounce to his contracting.

The one who has valued the situation of the young is Víctor White, president of the Racing of Avellaneda, the club in which despuntó in Argentina before giving the jump to Europe. The leader conceded an interview to 'FCINTER1908', and satisfied of praises to an attacker to the that sees qualified to make history: "it did not have doubt that it would finish triumphing. Now in the football of elite, Lautaro is showing that it is a player of big level".

"Nevertheless, it keeps growing and it is preparing to turn into a reference of face to a future post-Messi", ensured, situating him between the possible successors of the Barcelona legend. To collect the witness of the rosarino have sounded stars like Neymar, Kylian Mbappé, Antoine Griezmann or Paulo Dybala, but only the football will judge them when the '10' decide that it has arrived the moment to hang the boots.

The maximum mandator of 'The Academy' remembered that the tip has stepped forward after a demanding process of adaptation. "It is normal that needed it. Already it understood with Lisandro López, but now with Lukaku the entente is greater", commented, doing reference to some figures that have improved in his second campaign in Giuseppe Meazza, when it has seen forced to step forward after the exit of Mauro Icardi.

Questioned by the intentions of the crack and the rumours on a possible and near change of airs, White was conclusive on his preferences, and thinks that the way is marked and could carry him to the Camp Nou or to the Etihad Stadium: "I do not know if it will play in the Barcelona or in the Manchester City. It is a personal decision, but do not have doubts that sooner or later it will give the big step to one of these clubs".

2020 it could be key for the future of Lautaro Martínez

To his 22 years, 2020 has turned into a key period for the future of Lautaro Martínez, that has important decisions for taking. The forward ensured to be happy in the Inter does hardly some weeks, and negotiates a renewal to extend an agreement that expires in 2023. In spite of his will to remain in Milan, prefers to not to close doors, and Barça and City presionarán to do with his services.

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