It was recently reported that Inigo Martinez was potentially poised to move to Saudi Arabia after receiving a €5m offer for the Basque defender.
However, Flick intervened to prevent the transfer from taking place. Marca has revealed that Flick stoppped the potential exits of Eric Garcia and Ansu Fati.
Girona had expressed interest in acquiring Garcia again, as stated by Quique earlier this week. Also, Porto made a last-minute move to secure Garcia before the transfer window shut.
Ansu Fati, anticipated to complete his recovery this week following his involvement in Monday’s training session, has garnered attention from Benfica, Porto, and various Premier League clubs.
In light of these strategies, Flick made the decision to keep both players on the team, emphasizing the importance of squad depth given the injuries to Ronald Araujo and Andreas Christensen.
