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Iñigo Martínez after his transfer to Barça

XAVI PREFERS NOT TO RISK HIM

Iñigo Martínez starts Barça's preseason with physical discomfort

Published:12/07/2023 - 14:06h

Updated:12/07/2023 - 14:07h

Iñigo Martínez is one of the three signings that Barça has made to date. However, the defender has presented physical discomfort in his first training session with the Catalans

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The FC Barcelona already has all prepared to give step to the official presentation of Iñigo Martínez like new player of the first team. The sportive direction beside the area of marketing have prepared a special act this Thursday to the 12.00 hours in the Sportive City Joan Gamper, where will present with his new dorsal beside his familiar and friends.

Iñigo drags an ailment in his right foot

Further of his welcome, a new information desvelada by Catalonia Ràdio sustains that the first trainings of the defender have not begun of the best way. And it is that the Basque footballer could not train to the one hundred percent in his première with the elastic Barcelona because of some physical annoyances in one of his feet.

These ailments are not something new for Iñigo, since the previous course went through the operating theatre to treat an injury in the fascia of the right foot, what left him in the ostracism during several weeks. In fact, his participation in the Athletic Club during the last part of the 2022/23 was very limited and nowadays follows dragging annoyances.

Xavi will not risk him until turns it by USA

Xavi Hernández and his technical body prefer to not to risk him too much before turns it of pre-season by the United States, where aims to title the Saturday 22 in front of the Juventus of Turín in Santa Clara. In the dispatches are calm with his incorporation because it surpassed the medical recognition and everything would treat of mere caution before the start of the season.

It will be necessary to see how follows his evolution taking into account that will be contesting a place inside the eleven with Andreas Christensen, Jules Koundé and Eric García. It is important to remember that in addition to the crossing with the 'vecchia signora', also will have to measure in front of Arsenal, Real Madrid, AC Milan and Tottenham, this last in the Trophy Joan Gamper of Montjuïc. ​​​​​​​