Inter Milan striker Lautaro Martinez "can play in every league," according to Marco Materazzi, who urged Premier League clubs to stay away from the Argentine.
Martinez has helped Inter win a pair of Serie A titles, most recently last season, and has been a key member of an Argentina side who have won back-to-back Copa America titles with a World Cup victory sandwiched between them.
With so much success, Martinez's name has often come up in transfer rumours involving Premier League sides, but while former Inter star Materazzi acknowledges that the 27-year-old could succeed in the English top flight, he doesn't want to see the striker leave the Nerazzurri any time soon.
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"Lautaro Martinez has won the World Cup, Copa America, Serie A and hasn’t stopped over the past three years," Materazzi told Lucky Block. "He might not have as many goals as usual at the moment but he always helps the team.
"Lautaro can play in every league, Premier League, Bundesliga. He's a world class player.
"He is Inter’s captain and he’ll get back to being strong and fit and scoring goals. If I had a message for Premier League clubs it would be don’t come near our captain."