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Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang remains Barcelona's imperfect Plan B as they prepare for Luis Suarez's departure... but if they land £98m top target Lautaro Martinez, the Arsenal striker could find a new home at Inter Milan

Barcelona have made little secret of having put Lautaro Martinez top of their list for this summer, but if the £98million Argentine cannot be signed their attention will turn to Arsenal's Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang.

Martinez's buy-out clause expires on July 15. Barcelona are hoping Inter will accept two players and around £45m for the 22-year-old, but Inter want a cash sum not too far away from that release clause and that is money the Catalans just don't have.

Martinez is Lionel Messi's first-pick, and his age fits perfectly with the likelihood that Luis Suarez, 33, will play fewer games next season and will probably leave the club in 2021.