Barcelona want Inigo Martinez
Posted Friday, August 04, 2017 by Marca.com
The departure of Neymar is being widely discussed around the world, but Barcelona are pushing forward with their summer business as they look to sign Real Sociedad centre-back Inigo Martinez.
New head coach Ernesto Valverde is clearly an admirer of the 26-year-old, and the former Athletic Club boss has reportedly made a direct request for Martinez's signing as he looks to further strengthen the defence.
The Catalan side's interest in the player was first reported by Noticias de Gipuzkoa and has been confirmed by MARCA.
Since La Real are not willing to negotiate a transfer, in a similar way to Barcelona's handling of the Neymar situation, the Blaugrana must pay the 32 million euro release clause if they want to sign Martinez.
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