Barcelona presidential candidate Victor Font has warned that the club are facing bankruptcy and this could well have an impact on their pursuit of Inter striker Lautaro Martinez according to a report from Italian news outlet FCInterNews.it.
Barcelona have been strongly linked with a move for the highly rated 22-year-old for some time now but in an open letter Font has revealed that the very existence of Barcelona is at risk due to the crippling debts.
Lautaro has a €111 million release clause in his current Inter contract and it is understood that Inter will not let him leave the club unless this clause is paid in full.
It has however been widely reported in the media that Barcelona do not want to pay his release clause, which is only valid to foreign clubs during the first fortnight every July, and would instead prefer to do a player(s) plus cash deal for the player.
