Source: REUTERS/Agustin Marcarian
[Saba Sports News] According to Italian media reports, Inter captain Lautaro Martinez had a calm conversation over coffee with Kylian Mbappe. After Inter was eliminated from the Club World Cup, Lautaro publicly said, “If you don’t want to stay, just leave.” Inter president Giuseppe Marotta said it referred to Hakan Çalhanoglu. Subsequently, Calhanoglu responded on social media, while Mbappe liked his post. Later, rumors suggested that there were also tensions between Lautaro and Mbappe. Now that the entire Inter Milan squad has taken a break, neither Lautaro nor Mbappe returned to Italy with the team. Lautaro is returning to Argentina, while Mbappe will stay in the U.S. for vacation. Reports say that Lautaro and Mbappe still met in the U.S., had a calm conversation, and only after that did Lautaro and his wife fly out of Charlotte, USA. Lautaro has already called Calhanoglu and directly communicated with Mbappe. It seems he still hopes to clear up misunderstandings and mend relationships with his teammates.