Gerard Martín has completed a great season at Barça, to the point that his continuity next season is hanging in the air. A few days ago, the strong interest of Wolverhampton in signing him was revealed, once the sale of Aït-Nouri to City for €40 million was completed. However, recently another Premier League team has joined the race: Iraola's Bournemouth.
Bournemouth go for Gerard Martín
Sport has discovered that Bournemouth are keeping an eye on the situation of the FC Barcelona academy product. Everything will depend, though, on the departure of their starting left-back, Milos Kerkez. Right now, it seems he's heading to Liverpool after completing a great campaign, with a price tag above €50 million.
Gerard Martín is on Bournemouth's list, with whom there are very good relations after last summer. A year ago, the English side also signed left-back Julián Araujo, who left the blaugrana club for €10 million.
This time, it seems that a hypothetical sale of Gerard Martín would exceed that figure. Madrid-Barcelona has learned that Barça would consider letting the academy product go for around €15-20 million, not a cent less. He has performed at a high level and the club would look to take advantage of the market interest to secure a transfer that nobody imagined months ago.
In any case, one thing is clear: Gerard Martín will only leave if he wants to. Nobody plans to pack his bags or try to force his departure. He is a respected player in the locker room and is not for sale... although it's true that a transfer would be considered if the offer is fair.
Gerard Martín, an unexpected emergence
After a good season with the reserves, Hansi Flick offered Gerard Martín the chance to play preseason with Barça. When all eyes were on Valle, the German decided to give the Catalan left-back a vote of confidence. It's worked out very well for him.
After a few early matches in which he didn't quite inspire confidence among the culer, Gerard Martín managed to perform brilliantly. He did so to the point of starting in the Champions League semifinals, replacing Balde with a great performance.
His first season at the top level has ended with 42 matches played, 1 goal, and 6 assists. These are more than notable numbers for the 23-year-old defender, who is now attracting interest from Wolverhampton and Bournemouth.