The comparisons are odiosas and, in the majority of the cases, unnecessary, but the reality is that in the FC Barcelona abound. It is the current case of Iñigo Martínez and Marcos Alonso. The ex of the Athletic, in the beginning 'formal' of his stage like Barcelona, has turned into a very used player and in which Xavi Hernández has showed that trusts. His signing was a personal bet and is justifying it. It carries three parties like titling... And it aims to be followed on the same line during the next weeks.
The case of Marcos Alonso is totally opposite... And worrisome. It arrived in the summer of 2022 and has not achieved to settle since. All the contrary. Andn the last presentations, in fact, had remained very discussed. It has turned into the replacement of Alejandro Balde when it is not available, but never has filled his 'hollow'. His figure has lost weight, especially in the left side, and have increased the rumours on the possibility that it leave when it finalise his current agreement.
And it is that the ex of Chelsea follows without fulfilling the expectations in the Barça and his paper is constantly discussed. It is not an acting that of guarantees and of there that Balde was playing it everything. To this, it is necessary to add him the possibility that Álex Fence in, player of the filial yielded in the Raise, install in the first team like relief of the player of 19 years. This would leave to Alonso without gap in the Barça and with the possibility to see forced to do his cases.
Iñigo Martínez grows in the Barça
On the other hand, the central of 32 years has increased his importance in the plans of Xavi Hernández in these last weeks. Since it played against the Athletic, has been practically indisputable in the axis of the defensive saga. The trainer has gone varying between an approach of two and three head offices, but Martínez has participated in all the crashes. And it is that has four titularities followed, between League and Champions League.
His solidity, good exit of the balloon and big skill to play the balloon in long have carried him to win importance in the Barça, until the point that, to date, seems to have advanced to Andreas Christensen in the list of priorities to reinforce the defensive saga. Only the time will say if it can finish to settle in this Barça.