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title: "Jurgen Klopp lauds ‘exciting’ Lautaro Martinez following UCL draw"
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published: "2021-12-14T12:00:00Z"
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# Jurgen Klopp lauds ‘exciting’ Lautaro Martinez following UCL draw

[Liverpool](https://readliverpoolfc.com/2021/12/13/virals-journalist-says-harvey-elliott-is-on-track-for-a-first-team-return/) manager Jurgen Klopp has been praising Inter Milan striker [Lautaro Martinez](https://readliverpoolfc.com/2021/06/07/virals-liverpool-reportedly-monitoring-three-inter-milan-stars/) following a controversial UEFA Champions League Round of 16 draw.

Having originally been handed a tie with Austrian Bundesliga champions Red Bull Salzburg, a redraw meant the Reds [were then given a matchup](https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/news/liverpool-champions-league-draw-inter-25687337) against Serie A title holders Inter.

In the wake of the mid-afternoon conclusion, Klopp told the [club’s official website](https://www.liverpoolfc.com/news/proper-champions-league-tie-jurgen-klopp-inter-pairing), as cited by [Anfield Watch](https://twitter.com/AnfieldWatch) on Twitter, that there was one man, in particular, his side must be wary of.

https://twitter.com/AnfieldWatch/status/1470406517266472968

Klopp described the contest as a ‘proper’ Champions League tie as the [six-time winners](https://www.liverpoolfc.com/history/honours) from Merseyside face the prospect of a quickfire return to the San Siro.

So far this season the 24-year-old Argentine has [scored 10 and provided two assists](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/lautaro-martinez/leistungsdaten/spieler/406625) in 21 appearances for *i Nerazzurri*.

### READ LIVERPOOL VERDICT

Sign him up…

Albeit only tentative, Liverpool have previously been [linked with a move](https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/lautaro-martinez-could-transfer-liverpool-21192729) for Martinez and it’s clear to see Klopp is certainly a huge admirer.

Operating at a high intensity at all times from the front, the [35-cap](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/lautaro-martinez/nationalmannschaft/spieler/406625/verein_id/3437) Argentina star is a player who would have no problem slotting straight into the German’s system.

Valued at an eye-watering £72million ([Transfermarkt](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/lautaro-martinez/marktwertverlauf/spieler/406625)), for now at least, the Reds must think about how best to stop the frontman and not how best to sign him.