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Lautaro Martinez targeted by FC Barcelona

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Lautaro Martinez is heavily being targeted by FC Barcelona.

Per a report by Mundo Deportivo, Barcelona are looking to sign Lautaro Martinez from Inter in the summer transfer window. With an ageing Luis Suarez in the squad, Barcelona are interested in bringing in a younger striker.

Martinez has a release clause of €111 million in his current contract.

Angel Di Maria scores for PSG in 4-2 win vs. Lyon

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Angel Di Maria scored for PSG in their 4-2 win vs. Lyon.

It was goal number 8 of the season in the league for Di Maria. The former Rosario Central man received the ball and cut inside the area. His left footed shot would beat the goalkeeper on his near side to give PSG the 1-0 lead.

Angel Correa scores for Atletico Madrid in 1-0 win vs. Granada

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Angel Correa scored for Atletico Madrid in their 1-0 win vs. Granada.

Correa made sure that Atletico would earn their first win in six matches scoring just six minutes into the game. It was Koke who played the former San Lorenzo man in and the Argentina international would slot the ball into the net.

Sergio Aguero wins record Premier League Player of the Month award

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Sergio Aguero was awarded the January Premier League Player of the Month award for January and has broken another record.

Aguero has won a record seven Premier League Player of the Month awards as he was awarded the best player for the month of January. It’s been a record breaking season for Sergio Aguero. This time it’s a Premier League record.

It all started in October 2013 when Manchester City’s all time leading scorer won his first Premier League Player of the Month award. Since the start of 2013, he has accumulated a total of six more.

Manchester City’s number 10 scored six goals and one assist in three matches in January which also saw him overtake Thierry Henry as the Premier League’s all time foreign goal scorer. Here are his Premier League Player of the Month awards:

Alexis Mac Allister of Brighton and others comment on Argentina Olympic qualifying

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Alexis Mac Allister along with Fausto Vera, Tomas Belmonte and Hernan de la Fuente all commented on Argentina qualifying for the 2020 Tokyo Olympic games.

Mac Allister may not have scored in the 2-1 win vs. Colombia but he is the tournament’s top scorer. He has scored 4 goals in the Olympic qualifiers and has been one of the standout players for his team. Here’s what he had to say:

“It makes me very happy to start the year like this. Now we want to win all seven matches in the tournament.”

Fausto Vera with this:

“We are very happy for what we have achieved. Now to rest and to enjoy with the family. We have set out to win the match vs. Brazil. We knew that they (Colombia) had to win and we played a little with their desperation. Luckily we were able to have a good match.

Hernan de la Fuente:

“The second half against Colombia was an uphill but thank God we were able to get the result. We will play to win, to make history with this shirt. We will look at the match vs. Brazil like we did against every team.”