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THE CENTRAL ALREADY ANNOUNCED HIS DEPARTURE FROM BILBAO

Iñigo Martínez is already in Barcelona and the announcement of his signing is imminent

Published:6/06/2023 - 19:50h

Updated:6/06/2023 - 19:51h

Iñigo Martínez is the first signing that FC Barcelona has closed for the summer and the arrival of the defender to Barcelona confirms this, hours after announcing his departure from Athletic

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Iñigo Martínez announced finally that will leave the Athletic Club. The defender published an official video in which it wanted to give the thanks to the club and to the fans, but did not advance his signing by the Barça, one that however is totally enclosed and could be official in the next hours. In his farewell, the player has declared that "has arrived the moment to leave the Athletic to assume new sportive challenges. It is not easy to leave this club, neither my earth, but was the moment", commented.

In the middle of a controversy between the Basque club and the player by which splits refused or no a possible renewal, the footballer arrived this Tuesday in Barcelona to be announced like new Barcelona player like free agent, a very interesting operation for the culés. Several media attracted the arrival of the defender to the City Condal, in which it would happen the next two years, as it ensured this same Tuesday the journalist Fabrizio Romano.

The Italian explained, as we already had aimed in FCBN during several weeks, that both parts arrived to an agreement for the signing from the past month of March and in principle will close the signing until the 2025. The announcement of the arrival of Iñigo to the Barça his will produce once that the club attain to inscribe to the players renewed, once that has received the 'OK' definite of LaLiga on the plan of feasibility.

The arrival of Iñigo Martínez turns into the first enclosed signing of the Barcelona team of face to a summer in which the culés will be very moved in the market, so much by high as by drops. In fact, in the entity already work to be able to present a first offer to Leo Messi, as well as in closing the arrival -also 'free'- of Gündogan and advance in the operation by a new mediocentro.