The injuries of Ronald Araújo, Andreas Christensen and Jules Koundé in the first stretch of the season, added to the surprising retreat of Gerard Hammered, lit the alarms of the FC Barcelona in defensive matter. The Barcelona had to do manoeuvres to adjust the team in base to his lacks and was Marcos Alonso the one who acted like balsam in the axis of the saga.
The Madrilenian, left side by nature, has worked like head office in the last months, leaving a good performance and showing that to his 32 years keeps on being a polyvalent footballer and with leadership. However, although the club has recovered to all his players after the World-wide of Qatar, the true is that they still exist doubts in the defensive sector.
Eric García did not contest neither a minute in the appointment mundialista whereas Koundé is working like right side to cover a sector that the sportive direction has to attend in summer. It is thus that a new information of the portal 'Folders Blaugranas' sustains that the Barça has not lost him the track to one of the footballers that more whole has added like possible reinforcement for the 2023/24.
It treats of Iñigo Martínez, the footballer of the Athletic Bilbao. To his 31 years, will remain free of agreement in June and would be had to give the jump in his career for recalar in the Spotify Camp Nou. So much the technical body like the Managerial Board see with good eyes his incorporation, since it would occupy the place that left free Hammered and would be the first left-handed natural head office of the team from Clément Lenglet. The almost safe continuity of Marcos Alonso would not affect his contracting, because it would go back to his role by the band in company of Jordi Alba and Alejandro Balde.
Complete saga?
If all course according to the expected, the Barcelona will keep only to Sergi Roberto or to Bellerín for the following course, taking into account that it will land a side with leading role. By his part, the central axis will have Koundé, Araújo, Eric, Christensen and the signing of Iñigo Martínez, being accompanied in the left by Alba, Balde and Marcos Alonso. Chadi Riad, one of the stars of the quarry, also could add minutes in a team that will have until 11 defenders.