Premier League: Declan Rice, Guardiola’s most expensive setback
Barcelona is in a complicated situation, which means that the club will not be able to remain active in the transfer market, unless they activate on the files of players who will be at the end of their contract. And this is exactly what the management of the Spanish club is doing, thinking of strengthening during the next summer mercato.
Xavi Hernandez’s FC Barcelona is still facing a bigger problem despite the multiple efforts of the management to try to solve the economic problems in which they have been immersed for several months now. This is the management of the salary fair play, which was in fact the reason for the cancellation of Gavi’s inclusion in the first team list of the Catalan club. But despite this, the club is active behind the scenes to get other names to strengthen next summer.
It is in this context that the Athletic central defender has chosen as a priority to sign for the Catalan giants despite offers from Atletico Madrid, Inter Milan and Napoli. Inigo Martínez has therefore chosen Barça to play next season on a free contract. The 31-year-old player from Ondarroa ends his contract with Athletic Club Bilbao on June 30. There are plenty of offers to renew his contract with his current club or to leave for other powerful destinations and other leagues.
However, the Basque central defender does not hide that his priority is Barcelona. Inigo Martínez dreams of joining a top club and the idea of signing for Barcelona has been on his mind since last summer, when he was put within reach of the club with a year to go. At the time Mateu Alemany was trying to recruit Jules Koundé, Martinez had become an alternative to the Frenchman, given the high expectations of Sevilla.
Eventually, Koundé committed to Barça, but the ball of Inigo remained in the room of the entity culé. During this process, Alemany reached an agreement with Martínez. Alemany reached an agreement with Martínez related to his free arrival and two other concepts: his physical condition, given that he has suffered from different ailments, and the situation of Barça’s salary fair play, which is in trouble in this sense.
