Inter could hold off from having contract renewal talks with Lautaro Martinez until Christmas according to a report in today’s print edition of Italian daily newspaper Tuttosport.

Various reports in recent weeks have suggested that Inter and Lautaro would kick off new contract talks once the transfer window closed but Inter could wait until around Christmas time to start them as Inter chief executive Giuseppe ‘Beppe’ Marotta does not want to cause a distraction and potentially annoy Inter manager Antonio Conte.

Lautaro is currently under contract until2023 and earns €3 million a year. He would like his salary raised to €7 million a year, which would put his salary in line with those of Romelu Lukaku and Christian Eriksen. Inter are meanwhile prepared to offer him €5 million a year plus add-ons.

The report from the Turin based news outlet goes on to add that Inter are not worried about the presence of the €111 million release clause because if a club were to activate it they would be able to record a significant capital gain.