Inigo Martinez is the chosen one for Barca of the 2023/2024 season. The Basque central defender of Athletic Club ends his contract in June of next year and will not renew with the lions. The center-back has been on FC Barcelona’s agenda for several seasons and everything points to the fact that next summer will finally be the definitive one in Íñigo’s future. In this last market his name sounded stronger than ever, but the Blaugranas took over the services of Jules Koundé, thus ruling out the signing of the Athletic central defender.
In Can Barça they are clear that this is their center for next year, as long as he remains as a free agent, according to Mundo Deportivo. In the event that his situation takes a 180-degree turn and renews with Athletic Club, Barcelona would rethink his signing, since it does not look favorably on making a considerable outlay for a player who turns 32 next year .
Barça already has him tied
Player and club have had a pre-agreement for weeks, as reported Sports world, and everything goes forward. The arrival of this center-back would mean for Xavi to have a left-handed defender, since none of the ones he has is. The departure of Piqué would forcefully push the signing of Íñigo Martínez for FC Barcelona, whom the fans see as feasible. The competition for a place in the eleven would increase with strength and would be a paper for Xavi, as he would have Araújo, Koundé, Christensen, Eric García and Íñigo Martínez.