Barcelona will in the next few hours present a formal bid to Athletic Bilbao for Spanish international center-back Iñigo Martínez, according to a report from Basque radio outlet Onda Vasca.
The report says it will be an “important offer” for the 31-year-old defender, but it won’t match Martínez’s release clause of 80 million euros. Iñigo has entered the final year of his contract and decided not to sign a new deal with Athletic, and wants a move to Camp Nou to play in the Champions League and earn the last big contract of his career.