OFFICIAL! Iñigo Martínez finally becomes a new Barça player

It has arrived the day: Iñigo Martínez is new player of the FC Barcelona. The Barcelona team has announced of official way the signing of the central by the next seasons after it finished his agreement with the Athletic Club the past 30 June. Of this form the player closes a stage of six seasons in the Basque club, where contested 177 parties and annotated eight goals during five seasons.

From the dispatches, Mateu Alemany has achieved finally satisfy the wish of Xavi Hernández to have a central left-handed with a profile that was of his like, and without spending a euro in concept of signing. The defender signs by the next two years after keeping firm his posture of not renewing with the Athletic, club that in the 2021 refused a pair of offers of the Barça when thinking that finally if they could arrive to an agreement with the defender for his continuity.

A market that goes taking increasingly forces

Of this form Iñigo turns into the second reinforcement of the season 2023/24 for the culés, after the incorporation of Ilkay Gündogan. His arrival will reinforce, even more, the defence of the míster egarense, where in principle Andreas Christensen has won the chevrons of the titularity in the left side of the couple of head offices, although his arrival yes that will affect directly to other players.

On the one hand, to Marcos Alonso, that this course will recover his role in the left lane in front of the exit of Jordi Alba, and by another, to Eric Garcia, that will have still less importance in the team. Iñigo, of 32 years, represents a safe for the Barça regarding defensive options, having besides good exit of balloon and aerial game, and a security regarding his minutes, if it does not take in account this past season.

It begins a new stage in which all expect a lot of titles

The central Basque will begin the season the next 10 July, date in which it will incorporate the first batch of footballers of the first team to the pre-season culé. A week afterwards, on 17 July, would return the international so that two days afterwards the team initiate turns it by United States to play a total of four friendly. In FCBN can review all the dates and schedules of these commitments.

Iñigo Martínez represents a new signing 'free' for the Barça after the official announcement also of Gündogan, and after the success of the operations in 2022 of Christensen and Kessié. So much Alemany like Xavi have been consent that this type of operations are a great help for the club and in front of this have not doubted to keep firm with his interest on the player, the one who expects to add to his list of winners some title more after winning only a Supercopa of Spain (20/21) with the Athletic.

Anybody:
Absolutely anybody:
Iñigo Martinez: 👐👅

A new culer arrives to Barcelona 🔥 pic.twitter.com/qyghvz9c9b

— FC Barcelona (@FCBarcelona_is) July 5, 2023