According to Calciomercato, Barcelona are positive they can sign Martinez from Inter Milan.
The Catalan giants have had Martinez in their sights for a while now and stepped up their interest after Luis Suarez suffered a serious injury.
"[Martinez] is a complete player," he said
"I think he's playing at a very good level. He is a player we are aware of, and we know of his quality, but there are also other players with these same characteristics."
Now, following a long-term injury to Ousmane Dembele, they've been granted permission to sign an emergency striker.
The caveat is that the signing has to be from within La Liga, so Martinez was out of the question.
However, it seems Martinez is very much still on La Blaugrana's radar and they may well make their move in the summer.
Barcelona are reportedly willing to pay the Argentinian £162k per-week, matching the player's demands.
However, the La Liga champions are reluctant to pay his £92million release clause and will have to reassess.
It's believed that Barcelona will seek to restructure the fee and pay it in instalments.
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