Inter Milan Striker Lautaro Martinez Laughs Off Rumours That His Wife Left Him for Club Teammate Romelu Lukaku

• Inter Milan forward Lautaro Martinez has shut down rumours that his wife left him for Romelu Lukaku
• The story broke in the Argentine press after Martinez's Instagram account was suddenly deactivated
• The 25-year-old laughed off the rumours and even posted a photo with his wife confirming the news was just gossip

Inter Milan striker Lautaro Martinez has laughed off ludicrous rumours that his wife left him for club teammate Romelu Lukaku.

The story broke in the Argentine press after the 25-year-old suddenly deactivated his Instagram account. These rumours elicited some chatter on Twitter which resulted in the player coming out and sweeping aside that talk.

Martinez dismisses rumours

The story, which appeared in the Argentine newspaper Ole was swiftly dismissed by Martinez, who said his Instagram account was hacked. He posted a picture with his wife, Agustina Gandolfo.

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Why do you invent stories on our possible separation? My wife and I are together and very happy, there is nothing to explain or clarify.

We are happy, we want to enjoy our time together. Do not listen to ridiculous false rumours. Last night someone hacked and closed my Instagram account, but fortunately this morning I was able to get it back!

Martinez has been dating Gandolfo since 2018 and welcomed a bouncing baby girl into the world in February this year.

The Argentina international is having a slow start to the season with just three goals and an assist in eight games this season. Inter Milan narrowly lost the league title to arch-rivals AC Milan last season but have made a decent start to the season. they sit sixth in the table, just two points off the top after six games.

Martinez's commitment to Inter

Sports Brief earlier reported that Martinez was committed to staying at Inter Milan following interest from top European clubs like Arsenal and Chelsea in the transfer window.

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Chelsea intended to unite Martinez and Lukaku at Stamford Bridge, but the transfer never materialise. However, Lukaku would join Martinez at Inter, hoping to fire the Nerazzuri to another Scudetto.