The FC Hollywood outfit has been given the approval by their directors to pursue the capture of Athletic Bilbao holding midfielder, who has a buy-out clause of €40 million.
Bayern Munich chief Uli Hoeness has announced that the board has given the club the permission to go out and sign Javi http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Martinez-c24468 from the La Liga side.
The 2010 World Cup winner has been speculated to join the Bundesliga club since the start of the summer. Die Roten were believed to be in desperate need for a defensive midfielder to strengthen their squad ahead of the new season
and provide cover for http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Luiz-Gustavo-c22844 as they are targeting to fight for every title next year.
Der FCB president’s backing over the transfer will bring an end to the matter that has been in the press for the longest time and has forced the Allianz Arena club to reluctantly agree to pay the massive fee of €40 million, which
they initially labelled as crazy. The club will announce the outcome of the deal by next week.
“The board has given the green light, and in the coming days we will tell if the transfer is done or not,” Hoeness was quoted as saying in an interview.
The Spanish giants http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Barcelona-c38604 were also interested in the star player but ruled themselves out of contention because of the huge amount asked for his services and the fact that Spanish tax regulations would have made them pay another
€7 m for the deal to conclude.
Die Bayern earlier refused to pay over the odds for the young prodigy but have now come to terms with it and are ready to splash out the fee to bolster their team. The club supremo expects to agree the financial details with the
La Liga side who were only willing to let go of their midfielder at his release clause value.
“The coach and the sporting director are convinced that he [Martinez] will solve our problems. The sporting decision has been made, but now we have to find an economic solution. I will be pleased if it comes off,” he finally concluded.
Javi Martinez has made 201 appearances and has scored 22 times for Bilbao.
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