Journalist Fabrizio Romano revealed that Barcelona’s management has already reached an agreement with one of its team’s stars to renew, but a crisis prevents the matter from being completed.
We are talking here about central defender Inigo Martinez, who enjoys great admiration and trust from coach Hansi Flick and wants him to continue for another season in his squad.
The Basque player, in turn, welcomes staying with Barcelona, and there is an implicit agreement between him and Joan Laporta’s management to renew until the summer of 2026, but La Liga is hindering that.
Despite all the talk that Barcelona’s economic situation has improved, in reality the players’ salary scale has risen significantly, and thus it is not possible to renew Martinez’s contract and register him.
Barça has been in contact with La Liga in recent days in order to reach a solution and renew the 33-year-old’s contract, and the matter is still under study between the two parties.
Barcelona have recently renewed the contracts of several of their young players, most notably Pedri and Ronald Araujo, with significant increases in their salaries, which is why the situation has almost returned to normal.
In any case, Barcelona will have to get rid of some of their players next summer in order to renew the rest of their contracts, in addition to making room for new signings.
