Barcelona continue to have no intention of paying Inter striker Lautaro Martinez’s €111 million release which expires today according to a report from Italian broadcaster Sky Sport Italia, which was late last night.

The Blaugrana club have been courting the 22-year-old player for a considerable amount of time but will not sign him by triggering his release clause.

The Spanish giants will continue to try to sign him over the coming weeks despite the fact there will no longer be a release clause which could lead to them having to pay more for the highly rated Argentine national team player.

Lautaro himself will be very important in the outcome of Barcelona’s pursuit of him. As of yet he is yet to express a desire to leave but should he push to leave that could help Barcelona out.

This season Lautaro has made 37 appearances across all competitions to date, in which he has scored 17 goals and provided five assists for his teammates.