Inter officially announced that Lautaro Martinez signed a contract extension with the Milan club, which will extend it with Nerazzurri until June 2026.
The 24-year-old will be the highest paid player on the team, and his new deal doesn’t include a buyout clause.
His previous contract had a € 111 million redemption clause, but now the club has insured itself against such an offer.
“I am very glad to be here for a long time, I hug you tightly, forza Inter, ” Lautaro This is stated in a video message posted by “Inter” on the club’s pages in social networks on Thursday afternoon.
Lautarocareer in Milan began in 2018 when he came from Racing club in Argentina for a fee of 25 million euros.
Since then, he has become one of the central links of the team, forming an excellent pair of forwards with Romelu Lukaku before the Belgian left for Chelsea in the summer.
He played 144 appearances for Nerazzurri, scored 54 goals, and the name piqued the interest of many in the transfer market last summer.
Both Arsenal and Tottenham Hotspur were linked, although in part this was due to the fact that Inter experienced significant financial difficulties with its owners, Suning Group.
Lautaro it can now be considered out of the market, and without a redemption clause, it can only be signed if the Italian champions decide the time has come.
This is a positive step for Inter and Simona Inzaghi have a confirmed striker committed to the club for the foreseeable future, although the financial situation in China is still unclear for those of us living in Europe, it remains to be seen whether Inter another stellar asset will have to be sacrificed in the coming months.