Crunchsports reporting. Anyone know if they are reliable for transfer info. Lots of quotes...
Athletic Bilbao midfielder Javi Martinez, who has been linked with a number of clubs including Barcelona and Manchester City, will only be allowed to leave the club this summer for €40million.
Martinez, who has also been linked with Manchester United, is thought to be high on Barcelona's list of summer transfer targets, while Premier League champions Man City have shown interest, as have Bayern Munich.
But Athletic Bilbao president Josu Urrutia has warned clubs showing interest in the 23-year-old that he will not allow the Spain international to leave the Estadio San Mames on the cheap.
"If someone wants to take Javi Martinez, they will have to pay what the release clause in his contract says," Urrutia told reporters.
"For a player to leave Athletic, he must first come to us and say that he wants to go.
"Then, a club must match his release clause.
"If a club is willing to pay, but the player wants to stay, then he will stay.
"We are not a selling club."