Sign martinez now

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Rummenigge: Neither Bayern nor Barcelona will meet Javi Martinez buy-out clause
The Basques are adamant that they will not accept an offer below €40 million for the versatile Spain international, who can play in midfield or defence

Bayern Munich CEO Karl-Heinz Rummenigge has admitted that he is "not optimistic" about the club's chances of signing versatile Athletic Bilbao midfielder Javi Martinez.

The Basques are refusing to allow the Spain international to leave San Mames unless somebody activates the player's buy-out clause of €40 million.

And Rummenigge freely admits that the Bavarians are not in a position to meet such an asking price and claims that their rivals for Martinez's signature, Barcelona, have no intention of doing so either.

"I'm not optimistic, to be honest," he told TZ when asked about the deal. "[Athletic's] president [Josu Urrutia] has always emphasised that he doesn't want to sell the player for a price under the clause.

"That's an amount of money that hasn't existed in Germany before. There is no club in Europe that is willing to pay that price. I have a good relationship with Barcelona, and Barcelona aren't prepared to do so.

"You have to see the whole transfer business very rationally. There are some players who are worth it, but not many in this world."

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St Helens Blue (Exiled) said:
Talk sport reporting that Bayern are out of the running and we are "in the driving seat".

Very interesting

What do Talk Sport base this on? Be great if true.
 
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