Xavi's commitment to Iñigo Martínez could change Barça's plans with Mika Faye

Published:27/04/2024 - 20:33h

Updated:27/04/2024 - 20:55h

Xavi Hernández wants to continue counting on Iñigo Martínez within his squad, since the Egarense considers him an important part of the sports project. However, this decision could change FC Barcelona's plans with Mika Faye asking for minutes in the first team

With the continuity of Xavi Hernández in the bench of the FC Barcelona, arise doubts on the future of Mika Faye. The central Senegalese is one of the big promises for the future, so much is so the sportive director, Deco, gathered with the agents of the player to express them his intention to expand and improve his agreement, ensuring him a place in the first team. However, the egarense would be considering keep to Iñigo Martínez, a decision that would go against of the ideas of the luso, since it would leave to the native of Sédhiou with few opportunities to have a space in the main staff for the campaign 2024-25.

From the club are impressed with the evolution of the footballer. Being a key piece in the tactical diagram of the filial blaugrana of Rafa Márquez, has surpassed with grow the expectations put in him. It is necessary to remember that it was purchased by two million pertinent euros of the NK Kustošija of the Croatian league, and this bet has been all a success. At present, the Barça has assigned him a clause of rescission of 400 M€, besides several groups have showed interest in negotiating his signing.

The OGC Nice, the RC Lens, the Girona and several teams of the Premier League would be had to draft it, but the posture of the institution, led by Deco, is to offer him minutes and participation in the first team of face to the next season. It is worthwhile recalcar that, to his early age (19), already has had the privilege to debut with the absolute selection of Senegal and consider it a player with a lot of potential to reinforce the saga culé.

The 'overbooking' with which has to lidiar the Barça in the saga

With the decision of Xavi to follow having the '5' Barcelona, the picture of the City Condal will have a big quantity of head offices in his staff. The combined Catalan has Pau Cubarsí, Ronald Araujo, Jules Koundé, Andreas Christensen, and now Iñigo Martínez, by what the opportunities of Mika Faye to contest minutes in first division would be reducing . To his time, with the sobrepoblación in this demarcation, the most likely is that the Senegalese finish for leaving to loan or road traspaso with an option of repurchase by part of club, as already it has done it before with other young promises like Chadi Riad.