The long-awaited renewal of Lautaro Martinez has been put on hold by Inter in the last couple of months, but there’s no doubt it will eventually come together. In addition to negotiating the terms, which will be unprecedently high, owner Steven Zhang has had a bigger fish to fry pertaining to the future of the club.
According to SportMediaset, the patron, having de facto solved the loan with Oaktree with a new one, has given his green light to finalize the new contract of the star striker. The stamp of approval was necessary since the numbers would smash previous internal thresholds.
Lautaro Martinez will commit to Inter until 2029 and earn €9M per year plus add-ons. He’ll receive a sizeable pay bump relative to his current €6M wages. However, he’d earn a lot more if he moved to a foreign powerhouse. He never really considered leaving in recent years.
The Nerazzurri might announce the captain’s extension shortly after sealing the Scudetto. They’ll have the first match-point on Monday night in the Derby. The Argentine has slowed down in recent months. However, he still leads the Serie A’s capocannoniere chart with a wide margin over Dusan Vlahovic.
Our Take on Inter and Lautaro Martinez
They couldn’t finalize a deal of this magnitude while the ownership situation was uncertain, but that appears to have been sorted. The pay raise is well-deserved. However, it’s still slightly risky because of the ripple effects it might have on the other contractual negotiations, also with the prospective newcomers.
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