Undoubtedly, there have been better times for Javi martinez in his professional career in terms of football prominence. The 31-year-old midfielder has been an important part of the golden age of the Spanish National Team: with the Fury he won the 2010 South Africa World Cup and 2012 Euro Cup. Those seasons were undoubtedly the peak.
He was one of the figures of Athletic Club when he started as a professional footballer and also one of the favorites of Marcelo Bielsa in that team that reached the finals of the Europa League and the Copa del Rey. However, he made the leap to Bayern Munich, in a transfer of 40 million euros. Without a doubt, any player would have accepted like him. To top it all, within months Pep Guardiola had arrived.
However, despite his seven years in Germany, he could never establish himself as the undisputed starter, a task logically not easy at the club of such hierarchy. More than twenty injuries and just over 200 official matches. So the information it gives Kicker from Germany it does not seem to surprise anything: the directive would have given him a free hand to negotiate with any club and thus agree on a possible transfer.
The first club to smack is Barcelona, who has been following him for several seasons now. This is reported from Spain. In search of an alternative in the midfield, as it has been almost the common point of all the passing markets of the Barça club, Javi Martínez fits perfectly within those plans. Likewise, his injuries, which have also mistreated him so far this calendar year.
At Bayern Munich they also know that their departure would not be difficult: they have just under a year left on their contract, their bond expires in June 2021, and their market value is not high either (13 million euros, their lowest point since December 2009 when I was at Athletic Club). Knowing that the termination clauses are not mandatory in the Bundesliga, their transfer could even take place for less if you prefer Barcelona.
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