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title: "Chelsea and City make offers to sign Lautaro Martinez"
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language: "en-GB"
author: "Ryan Darby"
section: "Chelsea Features & Analysis"
published: "2020-04-02T11:39:08Z"
modified: "2020-04-02T11:39:18Z"
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# Chelsea and City make offers to sign Lautaro Martinez

Chelsea and Manchester City have both reportedly made offers to sign Inter striker Lautaro Martinez, [according to Sport](https://www.sport.es/es/noticias/barca/chelsea-city-puja-con-barca-por-lautaro-7914204).

The Argentinian has been heavily linked with a move away from the San Siro, with Barcelona and [Manchester United also among](https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/sport/football/transfer-news/lautaro-martinez-man-utd-transfer-17777503) his admirers.

It is [claimed](https://www.sport.es/es/noticias/barca/chelsea-city-puja-con-barca-por-lautaro-7914204) that both Chelsea and City are willing to pay him €10million-per-season in the Premier League.

### Read Chelsea verdict

Such is their standing in the game currently, beating the likes of City, United and Barcelona to Martinez could be a huge statement of intent for Frank Lampard’s Chelsea, who are making up for lost time in the transfer market.

A consistent source of goals is certainly something the Blues have lacked, they [scored 15 fewer](https://www.premierleague.com/tables) than league leaders Liverpool, while Pep Guardiola’s City have notched 17 more goals than Lampard’s men so far this season.

In only his second season in European football, Martinez has [scored 16 goals](https://www.whoscored.com/Players/299344/Show/Lautaro-Mart%C3%ADnez) in all competitions, forming a deadly partnership alongside Romelu Lukaku, one that has been [considered to be one of the best in the world.](https://sportstar.thehindu.com/football/lukaku-martinez-partnership-only-rivalled-by-neymar-mbappe-and-icardi-vieri/article30835961.ece)

Drawing [comparisons](https://www.football-italia.net/151677/godin-lautaro-suarez-or-aguero) to both Luis Suarez and Sergio Aguero, it’s easy to see why some of Europe’s top teams are clambering to sign the player.