Big news! The 34-year-old main central defender terminated his contract with Barcelona in advance, joining Saudi Arabia United as a teammate of Cristiano Ronaldo

On August 8, well-known transfer expert Romano confirmed with the iconic "Here we go" that 34-year-old Barcelona's main central defender Inigo Martinez will soon join the Saudi league giant Riyadh to win.

Although Inigo has one year left in the contract with Barcelona, the club even planned to extend his contract for one season, Riyadh's sudden intervention disrupted Barcelona's arrangements.

Riyadh victory was always looking for a central defender who might replace Laporte, and they ended up beating Inigor and gave an offer that was hard to refuse. In the end, Inigo decided to terminate the contract with Barcelona immediately and join Riyadh in a free manner. He will sign with the Saudi league giant until 2026, with a one-year contract renewal option. In the new season, Inigo will play side by side with Ronaldo, Mane, Felix and others.

, born on May 17, 1991, Inigo Martinez joined Barcelona in the summer window of 2023. Last season, he played 46 games for Barcelona and contributed 3 goals and 5 assists. He is the team's absolute main central defender and has made great contributions to the team's winning of the La Liga, Spanish Super League Cup and King's Cup.

It is reported that although Inigo's departure weakens the thickness of Barcelona's central defender reserves, it can free up about 14 million euros of salary space (12 million euros in fair play space), and can also free up places for Barcelona to register new players and avoid the departure of another central defender. For Barcelona now, it is a helpless but must "suffer from giving up".