The 44-year-old former central midfielder has casts his doubts on the abilities of the Spain international, and has raised his concerns on the big buyout clause fee for the defensive midfielder.
Stefan Effenberg, who previously played for the Allianz Arena outfit, believes that Athletic Bilbao player Javi Martinez’ release clause is unbelievable and a bad value for money for the Bundesliga giants. He suggested that €40
million price is crazy for the La Liga footballer and is surprised by his former club agreeing to the transfer fee.
The Bundesliga giants are ready to sign the star player but are facing difficulty as his current club is not willing to see their versatile playmaker depart, unless they receive their valuation of the World Cup 2010 and Euro 2012
champion.
The former Germany international believes that the talented footballer will make a significant difference to the current team on his arrival in http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Germany-c2904, but has reservations about the potential of the 23-year-old.
Effenberg wishes the defensive midfielder to perform well and aid the Bavarians to win some silverware. Moreover, he also stressed that the fee for the player is not a viable option for Munich.
"I hope that he will do really well at Bayern and helps them to the league title. There's a big risk, though. I've been asking myself whether he's worth this kind of money, and I don't think that's the case," Effenberg stated.
The experienced tactician feels that Die Roten are overlooking the fact that he’s not a regular fixture for his country and is down in the pecking order to Xavi and Andreas Iniesta.
"It has surprised me a bit that Bayern are so desperate to get him. He is not even a regular starter for http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Spain-c3011. Yes, he has won the World Cup and the Euros, but he played only 25 minutes at Euro 2012,” he was quoted as saying in
an interview.
"It's clear that he's not on par with the big guns like [Andres] Iniesta and Xavi. That's why I'm wondering whether he's worth the money," he finally concluded.
Matthias Sammer confirmed on Wednesday that the capture of http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Martinez-c24468 is still in the process and will be resolved in the near future.
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