Real Madrid is by no means the only side interested in making off with Iñigo Martínez. Fellow big-hitters Barcelona and Pep Guardiola's Bayern Munich also have the Real Sociedad centre-back starlet high on their wishlist.
The 'Azulgranas' tried to sign the youngster at the beginning of the last campaign, when Tito Vilanova urged Sandro Rosell to strengthen at the heart of defence. However, the Catalan club was unwilling to meet the defender's €30 million release clause and Sociedad played hardball, refusing to lower its asking price.
Bayern's interest, meanwhile, stems from the fact that centre-back is one of the few positions where the club doesn't have an embarrassment of riches. While Dante and Boateng get the job done, they are not as comfortable bringing the ball out as Guardiola would ideally like, hence the coach's occasional use of Javi Martínez in defence and full-back Philipp Lahm in central midfield.
The Bavarian giant would likely not balk at shelling out €30 million for the defender, considering it smashed the Bundesliga transfer record when stumping up €45 million for Martínez two summers ago.