{"id":12712,"date":"2023-07-05T14:42:02","date_gmt":"2023-07-05T09:12:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/?p=330859"},"modified":"2023-07-05T14:42:02","modified_gmt":"2023-07-05T09:12:02","slug":"official-inigo-martinez-joins-barcelona-from-athletic-bilbao","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/football\/official-inigo-martinez-joins-barcelona-from-athletic-bilbao\/","title":{"rendered":"Official: Inigo Martinez joins Barcelona from Athletic Bilbao"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Barcelona has officially signed Inigo Martinez from Athletic Bilbao. The announcement came on Wednesday, marking a significant moment in the Catalan club\u2019s ongoing efforts to strengthen their squad.<\/p>\n<p>Inigo Martinez, a highly-regarded center-back, has long been admired for his defensive and technical abilities. The 31-year-old Spaniard brings a wealth of experience to Barcelona, having spent several successful seasons at Athletic Bilbao. His consistent performances and leadership qualities have made him a sought-after player in the football market.<\/p>\n<p>The transfer deal, which is believed to be in the low range, Barcelona\u2019s need to reinforce their defence. After a disappointing season that saw them fall short of their usual standards, the giants have been actively pursuing top-quality players to revitalize their squad. Inigo Martinez\u2019s arrival is seen as a significant step towards achieving that objective.<\/p>\n<p>With his commanding presence and excellent reading of the game, Martinez is expected to bolster Barcelona\u2019s backline and provide much-needed stability.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Inigo Martinez has joined Barcelona officially on Wednesday. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":202,"featured_media":34962,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[1966,661,3693],"class_list":["post-12712","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-football","tag-athletic-bilbao","tag-barcelona","tag-inigo-martinez"],"reading_time":"1 min read","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12712","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/202"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=12712"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12712\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/34962"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12712"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=12712"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=12712"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}