He hopes to play for Osasuna before he retires
Javi Martínez: "I can't see myself playing for Barcelona"
RAFAEL BEATO. BILBAO
07/12/2012
Javi Martínez
has finally put an end to all of the speculation over his future: "I
can't see myself playing for Barcelona. I'm not thinking about that. I'm
very happy at Athletic. To be honest, I see myself at Athletic until
2016, which is when my contract runs out," he said in front of the
Antena 3 TV cameras.
The player from Navarre assures that he has not taken much notice of
everything that has been said about him: "I've kept out of it. I've seen
a few newspapers and what they say on the telly, but they don't always
get it right. If we listened to everything they say, I would have played
for several different clubs by now. They come out with a new one each
week. You have to take it with a pinch of salt because so many rumours
can get to you in the end."
Nor has he taken much notice of all of the turmoil which broke out
between Bielsa and the club over the works: "I don't really know what
has happened, but what's best for everyone is what's happening now,
which is that everything's going back to normal; the boss is doing what
he does best, which is coaching. There's been some tension, but it's
died down. Bielsa is amongst the top three or four coaches in the world.
He's very good and you just have to look at how we've played this year.
Lots of people in Spain have got behind Athletic this season because of
how we've played. They've told us that they're very proud of us."