'It's disrespectful': Spain first choice goalie Unai Simon slams Spanish media for accusation at Inigo Martinez
Inigo Martinez picked up a knee injury in Barcelona's 4-2 win against Atletico Madrid and is expected to miss a few weeks with the injury.
However, in Spain, it's been muted that Martinez is only feigning the injury to avoid playing for his country during the break.
Spain's first-choice goalkeeper Unai Simon was quite forceful when asked about the rumours during his press conference ahead of their game against The Netherlands.
'I think it’s wrong to doubt a player like Iñigo Martínez. If there’s a statement saying he’s injured, a medical report, it seems disrespectful to ignore the player and also to embarrass the Barcelona doctors,” Simon replied.
“I’m sure Iñigo really wanted to come here and didn’t come because of his injury. Whatever is being said seems disrespectful to a teammate in Spain and at Athletic Club. He doesn’t deserve what’s being said about him,” Simon added.
Simon went on to insist that he wouldn't answer any question from the Cope journalist peddling the rumours.
Inigo Martinez has not played for Spain since November 2023, that's two years ago. It's hard to imagine that such a player would excuse himself from playing for his country.
