Inter will only let Lautaro Martinez depart the club if his release clause is activated according to a report from Italian broadcaster Sky Sport Italia, which was aired a short time ago.

The 22-year-old Argentine national team striker has reached an agreement in principle with Barcelona over personal terms but the agreement will be useless unless Barcelona cough up the €111 million required to trigger the release clause in his Inter contract.

At the moment, Barcelona cannot afford to pay that amount and could try and do a deal including a player or players to bring down the cash element but the report explains that the cash Inter will demand will still be high if this is the route Barcelona want to go down.

Moreover, the report suggests that Inter are reluctant to deal the former Racing Club player away due to not having a replacement lined-up in the event he does go on to leave the club.