Lautaro Javier Martinez, known as Lautaro Martinez, is an Argentine footballer who plays for the Italian club Inter Milan and the Argentina national team. The striker started his career with Racing Club in 2015 and spent the next four seasons.
Born on August 22, 1997, Martinez represented his national side, Argentina's national team, both at the junior and senior levels. To date, he has earned over 40 caps with over 20 goals.
Martinez is currently with the Italian club Inter Milan where he weekly earns £184,000, equal to £9,568,000 per annum. Besides, Martinez enjoys a massive net worth of around $13 million. All of his income came from being a professional footballer. He has been a part of multiple teams and has preserved a considerable fortune.
In the 2021 season, his weekly wage was £183,000, while his yearly salary was £9,516,000. Besides, Martinez earns a decent sum from the national team. Also, he is endorsed by various brands, including Nike.
The current market value of Lautaro is €75 million. Earlier, his market value was recorded at €80 million, his highest value to date, on December 12, 2019.
Lautaro Martinez is dating the Argentine model and Instagram influencer and model Agustina Gandolfo. The duo was introduced by Mauro Icardi's wife, Wanda Nara. His stunning girlfriend, Gandolfo, born in 1996, has promptly built up a vast 1 million followers - and it's easy to see why. She is often snapped posing in a range of skimpy bikinis. Besides, she is often spotted cheering on her man at the San Siro. Gandolfo has moved to Milan with her bae.
Furthermore, Martinez and his girlfriend have been in a romantic relationship for quite a while now. The couple often posts images on their social media handles. The lovebirds became parents for the first time after welcoming a daughter named Nina, born on February 1, 2021.
Reportedly, Inter Milan has reduced their asking amount for FC Barcelona target Lautaro Martinez, which was previously available through activating the €111mn ($125mn) release clause. But it has been claimed by the Italians that this expired on July 7, which means that any approach for the Argentine will entail alternative figures, yet in good news for FC Barcelona, his asking price has been dropped to €90mn ($101mn).
Bahia Blanca, Argentina native Lautaro Martinez was born to his mother, Karina Vanesa Gutierrez, and Father, Mario Martinez. Lautaro always credits his career success to his father. He followed in his father's footsteps in pursuing a professional football career, joining the local club Liniers. With his father, he excelled at the U17 level.
He has two brothers: Jano Martinez and Alan Martinez. In an interview with Argentine news outletInfobae.com, his younger brother Jano said that his elder brother almost chose basketball over a football career, "When we were all together in Bahia Blanca, we played two against two on the Villa. It was my father and I against Alan and Lautaro. When Lautaro was 15, he almost chose basketball when my old man asked him to decide between the two sports."
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