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Iñigo Martínez laments during a League match with Barça

THE CENTRAL CAN ACTIVATE AN 'ESCAPE' CLAUSE

FC Barcelona could lose Iñigo Martínez for free in a few days

Published:13/07/2024 - 18:42h

Updated:13/07/2024 - 18:42h

Iñigo Martínez's future with FC Barcelona remains up in the air after the start of the Blaugrana preseason. The Basque central defender has a contract until 2025, but since he is not registered he can activate an immediate exit clause this week

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The FC Barcelona can lose free to one of his footballers this week because of his problems with the 'Fair Play' financial. In accordance with the established in the agreement that Iñigo Martínez signed by two seasons the past summer, the one of Ondarroa will be able to request the unilateral rescission of his bond with the team from the Tuesday 15 July to the not being inscribed in the Barcelona staff.

In the case to activate his clause liberatoria, the Barça would have to pay him the 9 million gross euros (4.5 net) corresponding to the remaining year of agreement, although east mount would not compute in the mass salarial of the club for the 24/25. The Basque comes to contest 25 parties in all the competitions (1.622 minutes) the past season, but knows in disadvantage to the hour to struggle by a place in the pre-season in front of the 'overbooking' of head offices in the Barça.

Iñigo Martínez does not prioritise to go free of the Barça this summer

And it is that, with the return of Eric García, to Iñigo reduce him the options to remain with a place between the central culés, waiting for what suceda with the Catalan defender, yielded the past season to the Girona. García will travel with the Selection to the Olympic games and, in principle, does not have intentions to go out, as neither it has them the one of Ondarroa neither Andreas Christensen, another of the defenders that could help to the Barcelona finances in case to accept his traspaso.

However, Martínez has clear his intention to litigate by a place in the pre-season and would not have intention to go free this summer, taking for granted that Hansi Flick will have he once the club resolve his registration. The past summer, the central of 33 years also had to expect more than the foreseen to be inscribed in LaLiga, a factor that put in risk his official debut, since his agreement also included a clause liberatoria if the 23/24 began without that the defender was authorised to play.