Inter are waiting for the right moment to make a move for Barcelona striker Antoine Griezmann according to a report from Italian news outlet CalcioMercato.com.

Inter chief executive Giuseppe ‘Beppe’ Marotta and sporting director Piero Ausilio are confident that the Blaugrana club will come back in for Lautaro Martinez and at that point they will start talks over 2018 World Cup winner Griezmann, whose spell with Barcelona certainly has not went as expected.

The main issue to moving for Griezmann is his bumper salary therefore Marotta is studying the right formula and is thinking about a loan deal.

Inter consider the French national team player to be one of few players capable of replacing Lautaro. Inter could in fact offer a deferred payment and do an Achraf Hakimi style deal for Griezmann to allow themselves to have an adequate replacement for the Argentine.

This season Griezmann has made 43 appearances across all competitions to date, in which he has scored 14 goals and provided four assists for his teammates.