Racing Club sporting director Diego Milito confirms they tried to keep Lautaro Martinez until January but Inter “wanted to have the player right away”.
The Argentinian international had agreed to join the Nerazzurri well before the transfer window opened, but there was debate about the timing of his arrival.
The youngster wanted to complete the Copa Libertadores with Racing, but the Beneamata insisted on having him for the whole season.
Racing Club sporting director Diego Milito confirms they tried to keep Lautaro Martinez until January but Inter “wanted to have the player right away”.
The Argentinian international had agreed to join the Nerazzurri well before the transfer window opened, but there was debate about the timing of his arrival.
The youngster wanted to complete the Copa Libertadores with Racing, but the Beneamata insisted on having him for the whole season.
“It was very difficult, we tried until the last moment,” Milito, himself an Inter legend, told La Nacion.
“It’s logical that the buying club wanted to have the player right away and even more so in the case of Lautaro, who they bought to be a starter.”