While taking big steps towards the conquest of the Spanish Championship, Barcelona is already planning next season. Despite Lionel Messi is the main target in the transfer windowdefender Iñigo Martínez should be the club’s first signing.
According to the newspaper Relevo, Iñigo Martínez signed a contract with Barcelona this Thursday and agreed to go to the Catalan team next season. The defender belongs to Athletic Bilbao, but will have his contract terminated in June and will transfer free of charge.
#Exclusive 🔒 Iñigo Martínez has already signed for Barça.
The central defender arrives free and will be azulgrana until 2025.
👇 All the details here.
✍️ @Santos_Relevo https://t.co/YWLtqaH8nC
— Relevo (@relevo) April 13, 2023
Revealed by Real Sociedad, the defender changed teams for the rival of the Basque country and wears the shirt of Athletic Bilbao since 2018. At the age of 31, Iñigo Martínez has had good performances in recent years and that yielded several calls for the Spanish national team.
Although he was left out of Qatar World Cup due to injury, the player was remembered in the last Fifa date by the new coach Luís de La Fuente. Iñigo Martínez was a starter in the defeat against Scotlandby 2 to 0, for the qualifiers for the eurocup.
The new signing arrives as a request from coach Xavi to the board for a left-handed defender with good ball output. This season, Barcelona has suffered absences due to injury in the defense and has already improvised wing-back Marcos Alonso in the sector.
deleted from Champions League, Europa League e King’s Cup, Barcelona focuses its forces on the final stretch of La Liga. The Catalan team leads the Spanish Championship with 72 points, 13 above the vice-leader Real Madridand faces Getafe in the next round, this Sunday.
Source: Gazetaesportiva
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