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title: "Virals: Liverpool monitoring Lautaro Martinez ‘very carefully’"
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language: "en-GB"
author: "Dan Clubbe"
section: "Liverpool News"
published: "2022-02-28T15:00:00Z"
modified: "2022-02-28T15:00:00Z"
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# Virals: Liverpool monitoring Lautaro Martinez ‘very carefully’

[Liverpool](https://readliverpoolfc.com/2022/02/28/opinion-liverpool-winger-luis-diaz-stole-the-show-in-cc-victory/) are reportedly monitoring Inter Milan striker [Lautaro Martinez](https://readliverpoolfc.com/2022/02/23/virals-liverpool-ready-to-attack-inter-milan-star-lautaro-martinez/) ‘very carefully’ ahead of a potential summer move.

The Reds have recently been [linked](https://www.football365.com/news/transfer-gossip-liverpool-chosen-one-137-5m-double-swoop-martinez-danjuma) with the 24-year-old and are believed to be weighing up possible options regarding signing the Argentine.

Martinez will arrive on Merseyside in the next fortnight when the [Serie A title chasers](https://www.skysports.com/serie-a-table) look to overturn a 2-0 deficit in their UEFA Champions League clash.

According to a report from [Inter-News](https://www.inter-news.it/calciomercato/scamacca-pole-lautaro-martinez-uscita-occhio-liverpool/), as cited on [Twitter](https://twitter.com/internewsit/status/1498000187268251656), Liverpool would love to make the prolific frontman a permanent feature at Anfield.

> Scamacca in pole, ma Lautaro Martinez in uscita: occhio al Liverpool – Rai – [https://t.co/KKb8YPeQQN](https://t.co/KKb8YPeQQN)
>
> — Inter-News.it (@internewsit) [February 27, 2022](https://twitter.com/internewsit/status/1498000187268251656?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

Translated, the tweet states ‘keep an eye on Liverpool’ as the report claims that the [37-cap](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/lautaro-martinez/nationalmannschaft/spieler/406625/verein_id/3437) ace is ‘very popular’ in England and the Reds ‘monitor him very carefully’.

So far this season Martinez has [scored 12 times and provided two assists](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/lautaro-martinez/leistungsdaten/spieler/406625) in 34 appearances across all competitions.

### READ LIVERPOOL VERDICT

Valued at £72million and under contract in Milan until 2026 ([Transfermarkt](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/lautaro-martinez/leistungsdaten/spieler/406625)), signing the frontman would be a huge outlay for the club.

However, already a [proven goalscorer](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/lautaro-martinez/leistungsdatendetails/spieler/406625) at the elite level and on the international stage, adding a player of Martinez’s calibre to an already well-stocked attacking department would be a superb capture.

Predominantly a more [archetypal centre-foward](https://www.whoscored.com/Players/299344/Show/Lautaro-Mart%C3%ADnez) compared to Roberto Firmino, replacing the Brazilian with a fellow South American would be far from straightforward.

But, with Firmino [out of contract in 2023](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/roberto-firmino/profil/spieler/131789) and seemingly picking up regular injury issues to damage any hopes of a new deal, Martinez could be the ideal successor.