Laporta: "Queríamos a Lautaro pero respeto a Marotta"
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El presidente Joan Laporta reveló, en el marco de la 33ª Asamblea de la European Football Clubs (EFC) en Copenhague los contactos que el Barça mantuvo para contratar a Lautaro Martínez, delantero del Inter de Milán, ante la imposibilidad de fichar a Julián Álvarez, del Atlético de Madrid. El dirigente azulgrana ha concretado la existencia de negociaciones a finales de agosto. El director deportivo Deco ya dejó caer recientemente que hubo conversaciones con el club italiano.
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