It’s 2019. Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo are the dominant forces in soccer, winning nearly every individual award and leading their clubs to title after title. Yet both are in the twilights of their careers, at 31 and 34 years old respectively, and previous heirs to the throne such as Neymar and Gareth Bale haven’t come close to filling their boots.

It’s the same story for a slew of defensive talent, as Vincent Kompany, Sergio Ramos, Gianluigi Buffon and Giorgio Chiellini are approaching…

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Interim coach Lionel Scaloni admits he’s uncertain if Lionel Messi will return to the national team, but is optimistic for the newcomers to the side.

Carlos Tevez urges Lionel Messi to rest and think about his future with the Argentina national team because he’s one of the nation’s biggest idols.
Inter Milan forward Lautaro Martinez will miss Argentina’s upcoming friendlies to be played in the United States against Guatemala and Colombia due to a calf injury.
The 21-year-old was expected to have a chance to impress interim manager Lionel Scaloni with Barcelona’s Lionel Messi, Manchester City’s Sergio Aguero and AC Milan’s Gonzalo Higuain left out of the squad.
“Lautaro Martinez was subjected to studies in his left calf and it has been decided that he will not participate in the next two…

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Radja Nainggolan insists he has joined Inter Milan to win trophies and that he has enjoyed his holidays over watching the World Cup.

ESPN FC’s Paolo Bandini shares his thoughts on the rumours linking Inter Milan’s Mauro Icardi with a move to Chelsea. Lautaro Martinez says wearing Inter Milan’s No. 10 shirt will not be a burden as he bids to make a better impact on Italian football than Gabriel Barbosa managed at the Nerazzurri.
“Gabigol” arrived in Milan to a fanfare and huge expectations, but he failed to settle and, after an equally unsuccessful loan spell with Benfica, he has since returned to his former club Santos.
Martinez has arrived in Milan with similarly lofty expectations, and these have only been fuelled by the shirt he has been given…

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Inter Milan have signed forward Lautaro Martinez on a five-year contract from Argentina’s Racing Club, the Italian Serie A club said on Wednesday.
The 20-year-old, capped once by Argentina, has joined the Milan-based club for a reported fee of around €22 million ($25.6 million), Italian media reported.
Official: #WelcomeLautaro! =ã«=5The Argentine has signed a five-year contract
=I https://t.co/MvR9YJh9US #InterIsHere #FCIM pic.twitter.com/cLbheVvJ66— Inter (@Inter_en) July 4, 2018

Martinez, nicknamed “El Toro,” made 21 league appearances last season, scoring 13 goals.
“After being monitored by various European clubs in the past months, El Toro is now ready for a new…

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Racing Club’s Lautaro Martinez will move to Inter Milan this summer.
Lautaro Martinez has confirmed he will be moving to Inter Milan in the summer with Borussia Dortmund missing out after a late offer.
The Racing Club forward has scored has 13 goals in 15 games this season and he could make his Argentina debut against Italy on Friday.
Both Inter and Dortmund spotted the 20-year-old’s talent relatively early, but Martinez said the Nerazzurri are more appealing and that he now expects to be playing in Serie A next season.
“It’s all sorted with the Nerazzurri,” he told…

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With 100 days to go until the FIFA World Cup, Ian Darke joins a group of ESPN writers and experts for a roundtable discussion about what to expect in Russia this summer.
Borussia Dortmund’s offer to sign Lautaro Martinez “has arrived too late” with Racing Club set to honour their agreement to sell him to Inter Milan..
“We received an offer from Dortmund [on Monday] but Racing can’t do anything because we already have a deal in place with Inter and we will respect what we agreed,” Racing Club president Victor Blanco told Argentinian radio Radio Continental.
“I also think the player has everything done with Inter. I really don’t see any chances of that being modified….

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Gab Marcotti explains the changes in fortune from the start of the season for both Milan and Inter as the two sides prepare to meet in a critical derby.
Lautaro Martinez’s move from Racing di Avellaneda to Inter Milan is “99 percent done,” according to the Argentine forward’s agent Rolando Zarate.
Martinez has scored eight goals in 12 Superliga Argentina matches this season, while his hattrick helped Racing defeat Cruzeiro 4-2 in their opening Coppa Libertadores group game last month.
Inter want him to join Mauro Icardi in their attack next season and Zarate said the deal is as good as signed and sealed.
“The departure of Lautaro to Inter is 99…

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Borussia Dortmund’s Peter Bosz believes his side are out to prove critics wrong because nobody is backing his side to beat Tottenham.
The father of Argentina U20 striker Lautaro Martinez has revealed he has had informal talks with Borussia Dortmund regarding his son’s potential move to the Bundesliga side in the winter transfer window.
Borussia Dortmund representatives were at La Bombonera to watch the Racing striker play in Sunday’s game at Boca Juniors and then had supper with Martinez and his father.
The 20-year-old Lautaro scored and set up the winner as Racing Club ended Boca’s unbeaten start in the Argentina Superliga with…

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