Lautaro Martinez reveals Mauro Icardi has been ‘a big helping hand’ and declares he wants ‘to make history’ with Inter.
Martinez has experienced a whirlwind few months, signing for Inter in a €23m deal and breaking into the Argentina squad, and the young forward is excited about the future.
“My favourite striker? I’ve always said it’s Falcao,” he told Clarin.
Lautaro Martinez reveals Mauro Icardi has been ‘a big helping hand’ and declares he wants ‘to make history’ with Inter.
Martinez has experienced a whirlwind few months, signing for Inter in a €23m deal and breaking into the Argentina squad, and the young forward is excited about the future.
“My favourite striker? I’ve always said it’s Falcao,” he told Clarin.
“I admire him for his way of playing and I identify with him. Now I’m learning a lot from Icardi, he’s giving me a big hand and I thank him for it.
“We spend a lot of time together, also off the field. He’s been helping me in these first few months and I’m grateful for this.
“He always gives 100 percent to his teammates, is always available to help the new lads and is very strong technically.
“He knows how to get past both centre-backs and it's important that we get balls from the back.
“We are a new team, with many new players. We’re still getting to know each other and we’re still getting to grips with Luciano Spalletti's ideas.
“I’m happy to play in the Champions League. We’ll play some beautiful games against Barcelona, Tottenham and PSV, so we’ll try to do our best to make history.
“Everything is happening so quickly, from leaving Racing for Inter to passing through the national team.
“In the midst of all that I’ve had some injuries and been through many other things, which I’ve overcome thanks to my family,
“I always mention my family because they’re always with me. My father was a player, so I was born in a dressing room.
“I grew up on a football pitch and ever since I was a kid, I dreamed of turning professional so I prepared myself to realise that dream, trying to take as much as I could from good examples. Today I do everything naturally.”