Barcelona club headed by Joan Laporta is looking forward to resorting to the alternative options that he had put in place if the Jules Conde deal from Seville failed, which has already happened and was announced by President Joan Laporta himself.
There is talk of a strong alternative to make up for the failure to sign Jules Conde, the Spanish international defender Pau Torres, of Villarreal, but it seems that another defender is on the table.
This defender is the star of Athletic Bilbao, the veteran Inigo Martinez, as the newspaper “Mundo Deportivo” close to the Catalan house indicated that Matteo Alemani has begun the steps to inquire about his inclusion.
Xavi Hernandez played against Inigo Martinez, and he is very impressed with him, and one of the most important factors for his adaptation is that he is experienced in the La Liga competition and will not find problems in adapting with the players.
There is a penalty clause in Inigo Martinez’s contract with the Basque club of 80 million euros, but the player who has one year left on his contract, Barcelona is considering including him at a lower value with negotiations with Bilbao.
Martinez is 31 years old and is very different from Jules Conde, 23, but he is sure to add more depth to Barcelona’s defense in need of reinforcement.
Martinez started his career at Real Sociedad in 2011 with the first team, before leaving for Bilbao in 2018, and from that day he played 158 matches, and 19 international matches with the Spain national team.