Barcelona losing one of their only non-injured center-backs midseason isn’t ideal. The news that Gerard Pique is set to hang up his Barca boots comes at a time when Ronald Araujo is sidelined, and Eric Garcia, Jules Kounde and Andreas Christensen have all been out for various periods.
There’s a report from Sport this morning that Barcelona have already found the man they want to replace Pique. Athletic Bilbao’s Inigo Martinez has reportedly agreed to a deal with Barcelona that will see him join the club next summer on a free transfer.
The obvious problem with this reported deal is that the gap between now and next summer will continue to be a problem.