The defence of the FC Barcelona this season has been the best of all LaLiga, and one of the best of all Europe, at least regarding domestic tournaments. However, Xavi Hernández has not doubted of face to the next season in reinforcing this part of his staff and expects to have from the next 1 July to Iñigo Martínez like new player in his project.
The Barcelona club had to the Basque in folder from does several years and the past summer saw again in him a good opportunity of market, trying an operation to the drop in front of the possibility that it left free in this 2023. However, the Athletic denied to participate of the negotiation and bet by a renewal that finally has not finished arriving.
Xavi will bet for having a central left-handed natural
In spite of a season of few minutes by injuries for the defender, the technical body of the Barça has followed very interested in the left profile of Iñigo and in his experience inside LaLiga. Besides, the central will add to the strongest defence of Spain a step more in the aerial game and without need to pay traspaso by a footballer that has level of Spanish selection.
Iñigo Martínez will add to Araujo, Eric Garcia, Christensen and Koundé, in addition to Marcos Alonso, the one who this season has acted of head office. With so many important names in this list, adding a player of a lot of projection like Eric, seems a very real possibility that can have an exit in the next market, especially with the Danish defender meaning a net sale to the entity.
The defence culé will have several alternatives
Likewise Koundé could follow being in the right side and allowing so Iñigo arrive with sufficient space to try have several titularities in the first meetings of the following course. To fault of official communiqué, the Basque player will arrive to fulfil a new stage after a decade between the first team of the Real Sociedad and of the Athletic Club.