Hansi Flick now considers a transfer-linked Barcelona star a ‘leader’ in his squad | OneFootball

Barcelona head coach Hansi Flick has been left more than satisfied by the exploits of a member of his defensive ranks over the early weeks of the season.

That’s according to Diario Sport, who point towards Iñigo Martínez as the player in question.

Stopper Iñigo, for his part, has played an altogether prominent role for Barcelona to this point in the campaign.

In fact, owing to injuries suffered by both Ronald Araújo and Andreas Christensen, the 33-year-old has played every minute of the Blaugrana’s four La Liga fixtures to date.

And, in the process, Iñigo has earned the trust of his manager, and then some…

After he was heavily linked with a Camp Nou departure over the summer, the former Athletic Club man is now considered the ‘defensive leader’ in Hansi Flick’s squad:

Sport, in fact, go as far as to suggest that:

‘If he continues like this, there will surely be talk of his future in the coming months, as his contract ends on June 30 and he could be expected to remain with the Blaugrana for another year.’

Conor Laird | GSFN