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Lautaro Martínez to FC Barcelona

This move fell through. Last report: Fabrizio Romano, 8 September 2026.

Barcelona have Lautaro Martínez on an internal shortlist of strikers, but that is as far as it goes. Inter regard the 28-year-old Argentine as unsellable, no offer from Barcelona has been tabled, and Lautaro himself has shown no desire to leave. His contract runs until June 2029, which gives Inter every reason to stand firm. The story broke into the open via Florian Plettenberg of Sky Sport DE on 20 August, who confirmed Barcelona's interest at a shortlist level. Gianluca Di Marzio, one of the most reliable voices in Italian football, reported a day earlier that no bid exists and that Inter consider Lautaro untouchable. Gastón Edúl, a trusted source on Argentine players, backed that up on 21 August, stating plainly that Lautaro is staying and that Barcelona have made no approach. Tancredi Palmeri went further, noting the player has had no intention of moving and that the Barcelona window was 2020 and has long since closed. This is a long shot, and a distant one at that. For it to move forward, Barcelona would need to table a concrete bid in the €60m to €84m range, Inter would need to reverse their position on a player they see as irreplaceable, and Lautaro himself would need to change his mind entirely. None of those conditions look close to being met. Barcelona have form spending in this bracket: they paid €61m for a Leipzig striker in 2024 and €80m in a deal from Newcastle in 2026. The money is not beyond them, but availability is the obstacle here, not the fee. Watch for any formal bid from Barcelona, or any shift in Lautaro's personal position, as the two signals that c

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