Tottenham set ‘to bid’ £77m for Inter Milan ace Lautaro Martinez with Antonio Conte ‘crazy’ about transfer
TOTTENHAM will reportedly offer £77million for Inter Milan striker Lautaro Martinez.
Inter are looking to balance the books by shipping up to four stars this summer.
However, the report also confirms that the Argentine striker, 24, is determined to stay at Inter next season.
He is settled in Milan has even recently opened a Argentine Mediterranean restaurant in the city.
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Spurs will have a fight to persuade the forward, who scored 40 goals in 97 appearances under boss Conte during their time together in Italy, to come.
The Lilywhites have already signed Martinez's Inter team-mate, Ivan Perisic, after he left the Serie A club as a free agent.
The Italian market has proved a happy hunting ground for Spurs since Conte's arrival, with Rodrigo Bentancur and Dejan Kulusevski shining since their arrival from Juventus in January and set to join permanently.
Tottenham managing director of football Fabio Paratici also signed defender Cristian Romero from Atalanta last summer.
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The Argentine, an international team-mate of Martinez, hit the ground running at Spurs.
Conte's Serie A stars helped the North Londoners pip rivals Arsenal to a top four position.