Roberto Martinez comments on reports he will replace Valverde at Barça
The Belgium boss has a contract with the national team until 2020
Belgium coach Roberto Martinez says he would not commit to "anyone" before speaking with the Belgian Federation first, according to the newspaper 'Het Laatste Nieuws' following reports he has agreed to replace Ernesto Valverde at Barcelona.
"I won't say 'yes' to anyine without speaking first to Bart and Mehdi," Martinez declared, in reference to Bart Verhaeghe and Mehdi Bayat, president and vice president of the Belgian Association (URBSFA).
The newspaper, in reference to Barça's interest in the Catalan coaoch, don't offer anymore quotes from him and define his response as "cryptic."
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Martínez has a deal until 2020 with Belgium, who he took to third place in the World Cup last summer and is targetting success at next year's European Championships.
He has previously been linked with Real Madrid. "I can't control the rumours," he said at the time," with Los Blancos eventually Santiago Solari and later Zinedine Zidane.
