Iñigo Martínez is honest about his arrival at Barça and the potential of the culé squad

The FC Barcelona 'happened' of the doubts that generated the physical state of Iñigo Martínez this summer, being the Basque the first enclosed reinforcement for the 2023/24 by the managerial blaugrana. In an interview with 'Sportive World', the defender of 32 years explained how gestó his signing and his expectations in the group culé. For the one of Ondarroa, this Barça has with what go to by the Champions.

"All the years is difficult to win titles, it is necessary to do the things well, but think that there is staff to litigate by everything, think that there are not excuses in this sense. We are had to give all because what really want to is to win the greater number of possible titles", said regarding the options of the ones of Xavi Hernández to struggle by a new triplete in 2024, attainment that the culés reached for the last time in the 2014/15.

The call that gestó the arrival of Iñigo to the Barça

To the central subtracted him a year of agreement with the Athletic of Bilbao, but his signing closed like free agent this summer after a call of the managerial blaugrana. "In the Athletic followed competing and doing and doing the things of the best becomes affected possible,. When one follows competing of the best possible way interest other clubs. A day received a call that convinced me", explained the glass.

However, his decision was not immediate to the first contact with the Barça. "Had doubts, because when one is very to taste in a club is difficult to take it out although they avenge big team and my heart followed being there, but took the decision to come" argued Martínez. The international Spanish signed by two seasons, until June of 2025, but recently could debut the past weekend after surpassing a fascitis plant that it had him lesionado all the summer.

Iñigo, convinced to triumph in the Barça

On his decision to leave to Barcelona, Iñigo shows convinced to have taken the correct way. "I can grow, in spite of having 32 years and obviously aspire to titles with which can live these emotions, something that in the Athletic always is more complicated in spite of having competed finals in Glasses and Supercopas. Here it is another level. I expect to enjoy of these moments that so much wish", expressed the central.

On the other hand, the one of Ondarroa valued the challenge that represents the Champions for the Barça. "It is clear that compete in the Champions and even win it has to be our aim. In spite of having a lot of change and a lot young. We know that win it is very complicated, but we have team for this and much more so we will go to byall ", sentenced in another talk with the newspaper 'SPORT'.

To his time, Martínez referred to the explosion of Lamine Yamal, the big surprise in the staff culé this season. "It is a very important player for the team and is showing it. The important now neither is to give him a lot of ball to him, think that it is necessary to go slowly with him because the hastes are bad mates", puntualizó.