The European Union tightens its grip on Martinezo's spears © EuroFootball.com

"Barcelona" team is not going to give up in the battle with Munich's "Bayern" club for the defender Javi Martinez. Bild reports that the German team offered 26 million euros for the Bilbao "Athletic" player and the Spanish vice-champions did not hesitate for a moment - yesterday they also sent an identical offer. However, there is a good chance that both clubs will not win anything, as the president of "Athletic" has stated that he would like to receive 40 million euros - that is the ransom amount written in J. Martinez's contract."