In a recent report, Tuttomercatoweb revealed that Liverpool could face stiff competition for Inter Milan striker Lautaro Martinez. It is believed that the Reds might have to rival Real Madrid, Barcelona, Manchester City and Bayern Munich in pursuit of the Argentine sensation this summer.
Martinez’s Decent Numbers In Italian Football This Season
The 24-year-old has been a consistent performer at San Siro as he has been responsible for being a productive presence for Inter in the final third. Martinez has featured in 42 matches for the Italian outfit this season, scoring 19 goals and grabbing three assists on all fronts.
The Bahia Blanca-born talent has done well to average 2.8 shots and 0.9 key passes per game in Serie A. However, he has to figure out a way to improve his ball distribution based on his pass completion rate of 72.3% in league football (stats via whoscored).
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Is Martinez A Good Choice For Liverpool?
Martinez has got the pace to cause a lot of headaches for the opposition centre-halves and has proven his worth as a prolific goal-scorer in Italian football.
The Argentine marksman can even set up a few promising chances for his teammates in the attacking third of the pitch. However, as mentioned earlier, he needs to work on improving his link-up up top if he wants to be a success story at a top club like Liverpool.
We can expect Martinez to add even more firepower to Jurgen Klopp‘s attack. Furthermore, he could serve as an ideal successor to Roberto Firmino who has struggled to earn regular first-team starts at Anfield this season.
At 24, Martinez’s best years are ahead of him which makes him a perfect choice for the Reds to consider during this summer transfer period. We can expect the Argentina international to enhance the quality of the Merseyside club’s match-day squad. More importantly, he could help the Reds challenge for even more silverware in the coming seasons. Thus, Klopp would be wise to engineer a move to acquire Martinez’s services ahead of the new campaign as the pros outweigh the cons of recruiting him.
