IÑIGO ALSO PRIORITIZES CONTINUEING AT BARÇA
Ronald Araújo's serious injury brings Iñigo Martínez's continuity closer
Published:16/07/2024 - 01:31h
Updated:16/07/2024 - 05:15h
The prolonged absence of Ronald Araújo (4 months) seems to rule out the departure of Iñigo Martínez from FC Barcelona. The Basque can terminate his contract as he is not registered, but he will wait for the Catalans to resolve their financial problems to stay
Iñigo Martínez seems to ensure his continuity in the FC Barcelona after the injury of Ronald Araújo. The 'charrúa' will be of drop, at least, until mediated of November, a factor that forces to the directive to descartar the exit of the central with which explains at present the staff. In principle, the Basque seems to be the last alternative for the place, even underneath of Eric García, but the one of Ondarroa bets by his continuity in Can Barça.
The defender of 33 years comes to contest 25 parties (1.622 minutes) the past season and, although it did not attain to win the titularity and was relegado to the bench after the explosion of Pau Cubarsí, expects to struggle by a place in the 2024/25. In this sense, the drop of Araújo supposes a point for of the '5', since the demanding Barcelona calendar in the first months of the season, definitely, will offer him opportunities to convince to Hansi Flick to have he.
Iñigo Martínez will not activate his clause of 'escape' this month
This carries to the of Ondarroa to descartar definitively the option to activate the clause of immediate exit that includes his agreement. As the stipulated in the bond that Iñigo and the Barça signed in 2023 by two seasons, if to 15 July of this year the central had not been inscribed in LaLiga could request his letter of immediate freedom, without leaving to perceive the corresponding whole wage to the season 24/25.
However, Martínez will trust the capacity of the Barcelona directive to resolve his problems of 'Fair Play' in brief and, like this, inscribe to the whole of his players before the day 1 liguera. Besides, the defender takes for granted that the new technical body Barcelona will take him into account while it was to tope physically, something that could not attain the past summer, when an injury prevented him form part of the pre-season.