HEYNCKES DESPERATE TO LAND JAVI MARTINEZ AT ANY COST.
But Athletic is refusing to budge from midfielder's release clause.
http://www.marca.com/2012/06/21/en/football/international_football/1340268445.html
- The German Jupp Heynckes, the two-time former Athletic Bilbao boss
and current Bayern Munich manager, has set his sights on the Pyrenean Isthmus in an attempt to bring Javi
Martínez to Germany at any cost to bolster his team for the coming
seasons.
Heynckes is personally negotiating with the current Athletic
chairman, Josu Urrutia, with whom he enjoys an excellent relationship.
Urrutia was one of the linchpins of the Athletic Bilbao side that
prospered under the German manager’s stewardship in the early 90’s.
The two saw one another in November last year following a Bayern
Munich Champions League home tie at the Allianz Arena, with Athletic in
action the following day in Salzburg. Heynckes told Urrutia that
Martínez was a major part of his plans to turn Bayern into a team
capable of winning in Europe and domestically, which are the Bavarian
outfit’s targets for next season.
Urrutia’s response in the face of the German’s interest has been
categorical: Athletic has no intention of paving the way for the
departure of Javi Martínez or any of its other stars. This means that
the only chance of convincing the club to part with the midfielder would
be to meet the player’s release clause, which stands at €40 million.
The fee reflects Martínez’s status as one of the highest-paid members of
the Bilbao squad, with wages of €2 million a year after tax.
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