Lautaro Martinez is arguably the most desirable player in European football right now. There isn’t a team in the world who wouldn’t like to have the Argentinian forward in its squad. At the moment, Barcelona is the top candidate for getting the youngster.

The 22-year old has been magnificent since the campaign started, and his impact on Inter’s performances can’t be measured through numbers. Without him, Nerazzurri wouldn’t be this high in the standings, that is for sure.

Before the start of the season, the three-time European Champions had just one thing on their minds, and that is to dethrone Juventus as the ruling powerhouse of Italian football.

However, it seems that such a scenario won’t happen. Antonio Conte’s team had several unbelievable slips after the New Year, and it seems that all the hopes for the title were lost with two consecutive losses against the top rivals, Juve 0-2, and Lazio 1-2. Inter is not third with nine points fewer than Juve, and with a game in hand.

According to the best bookies, the odds on them to take the title are 10/1, which is a bit demoralizing for all the fans. Juventus leads the way with 2/5, Lazio, who trails only one point is 5/2. Atalanta with 200/1 and AS Roma with 500/1 are behind. Napoli’s success is only in theory, 750/1, while AC Milan is 1000/1. All other clubs are not even offered.

But to come back to Martinez. The Argentinian scored 12 goals in 22 Serie A games, and five in six Champions League appearances. Unfortunately, his team probably won’t take silverware in either if these competitions. Inter was eliminated from the UCL, finishing third in the group stage behind Barcelona and PSG.

Forward’s departure from Milan would be a tremendous blow for the team. Not only does he scores and sets up goals, but he controls the entire conception of Inter’s play. Martinez’s pace and vision are fantastic and don’t doubt for one second in the claim that Romelu Lukaku became one of the European’s top scorers precisely because of his partner from the attack.

Lukaku is currently the third scorer in Italy, with low chances for capturing the Golden Boot or Capocannoniere award as the Italians call it. His odds for doing that are 20/1. The no.1 favorite is Ciro Immobile, who is at 1/7, and has 27 hits so far. Cristiano Ronaldo is following Lazio’s striker with 21 goals and, 5/1 odds for the trophy. Far behind these three guys are Joao Galvao (16 goals) with 66/1, same as Luis Muriel (13) and Josip Ilicic (15). Martinez is 100/1.

Now imagine if Lautaro leaves next season. Inter’s entire concept of play would fall apart. The attack won’t be flamboyant as before, and for sure, Conte’s tactics would have to suffer a lot of changes. Many fans are afraid of this. Nerazzurri aren’t capable of winning the title with Martinez in the current squad, and imagine what would Inter look like without him. They would probably fight for the Champions League spot, with Atalanta, Roma, AC Milan, and others.

Several sources are saying that Martinez might stay if Inter wins some trophies. Europa League is the first thing which crosses through our mind once hearing that. The Italians are one of the biggest candidates for taking the silverware. English Premier League duo, Manchester United and Wolverhampton, is the only thing ahead of Conte’s crew.

United sits at 11/4, Wolverhampton 11/2, while Inter is 6/1, the same as Leverkusen. Sevilla comes next 8/1, and the Spaniards are closing the list of the biggest favorites. The next echelon is led by Shakhtar 14/1, Getafe and Roma 16/1, and Basel 20/1. Following these teams come several crews who are not favored by either bookies and the experts, Istanbul Buyukeshir 50/1, FC Copenhagen also 50/1, Wolfsburg 66/1, and Olympiacos 80/1.

Also, Inter is still in the race to capture Coppa Italia honors. They did lose the first leg at home to Napoli, 0-1, but the chances are there. Bookies set the odds at 13/2 for them to lift the trophy. Juve is the No.1 contender, 9/10, Napoli comes after, 5/2, with AC Milan having the least chances 11/1..

Hard times are ahead of the club from Giuseppe Meazza. The management of Nerazzurri needs to find a way to keep their best player, and also to win at least something this season. Otherwise, this is going to be a disastrous year, with even worse consequences. One of them is Lautaro’s leaving.

After that, we can just guess what is going to happen with the team. Many believe that it won’t be competitive as it is now. Others think that some replacement might be found, but still, the risk is very high.

The bottom line is that Inter needs to keep Martinez at all costs, because such a player is a game-changer, and its no wonder why Barcelona wants to give more than €110 million for him.

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