Inigo Martínez

[Richard.H]

I bet you RM is celebrating with a BBQ as we speak. This is a huge transfer market for them. Their biggest rivals lost their starting CB. Mbappe and Vinicius are counting how many goals they can score against the numpty dumbty Araujo and Glass Kristensen.

 

[serghei]

I wanted an LCB beacuse we had Araujo and Christensen as the backup.
And now the main starter leaves, and folks are fine with this?????????

Not like that. Defense needed a big upgrade with or without Inigo. It's like a bad part of the team is still bad. Can be worse, but marginally so.

It was sacrificed this summer.

Inigo started exceptionally well the season, but steadily his performances went down as the season progressed and minutes added up.

In his first season he was no stranger to injuries also.

 

[zanela]

Oh, those passes...

https://x.com/MagicalXavi/status/1953504176312307745

Not a fan of watching compilation videos, but this one I watched till the end. Those passes have made me emotional now.

 

[draconifire]

Not like that. Defense needed a big upgrade with or without Inigo. It's like a bad part of the team is still bad. Can be worse, but marginally so.

It was sacrificed this summer.

The only good part of the defense is now gone.

Absolute shambles.

It would have been even fine if there was a transfer fee, so we can get at least a decent backup CB.

 

[wisconsincule]

Wow Im shocked.

 

[Andresito]

Shame, I really liked him. Good leader always leading by example, always motivated and fired up in games.

Also shame we cannot get some sort of fee but it's understandable he has this sort of clause in his contract. After all he would never get this offer had he not come to Barca and upped his status.

Cult hero, sort of like Auba and Luuk.

 

[Gnidrologist]

meh

 

[Porque]

It's good he's gone really. The problem is we have no capacity to replace him.

 

[serghei]

If only we could ship Araujo for 45m and sign 2 defenders next summer, at least one of which would be a hit.

 

[jamrock]

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[Andresito]

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In Madrid yes

 

[Richard.H]

If only we could ship Araujo for 45m and sign 2 defenders next summer, at least one of which would be a hit.

So basically, sacrificing the 25/26 season you mean?

 

[serghei]

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Isn't he old also? I prefer a more unknown name. All of those German teams sign players for 15-20m and in less than 2 years they sell them for double.

 

[Co0ter]

If Inigo wasnt good enough then I'm not sure who else that is left actually is. He had a great season overall and is a leader. Christensen is our best, but he's always injured. Losing him, for whatever reason, before the season starts is pretty bad. Defense was thin and hurting as it is. No fee just makes the whole thing that much more laughable.

 

[draconifire]

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We'll have to sell Yamal to register him.
Guaranteed.