Ex-FC Porto striker Toni Martínez tipped for Spain call-up | OneFootball

Former FC Porto striker Toni Martínez is among the best Spanish centre-forwards of today and, with 15 goals in 37 games for Alavés, he is already starting to be mentioned as a possible option for the Spain national team, at a time when the 2026 World Cup is approaching.

Marca published an analysis this Monday of LaLiga players’ performances in the competition’s fantasy game, with the scoring reflecting appearances, minutes, assists, goals and other individual performance indicators, and Toni Martínez’s strong displays have led the journalist to place him in the running for the centre-forward spot, an area with few options at the moment, also due to the injury of Samu, of FC Porto. “At the height of his maturity (28 years old) and with few options at centre-forward, Toni Martínez’s excellent form places him in the orbit of the Spanish national team for the World Cup. With Oyarzabal undisputed in Luis de la Fuente’s starting eleven, only Borja Iglesias (and Ferran Torres, because of his versatility) can prevent his debut for the senior national team. The Alavés goalscorer is in the Top 6 Fantasy ranking among forwards, just two points behind Oyarzabal and 14 behind Muriqi. He has amassed an impressive 55 points in the last five matchdays,” writes the publication, in a piece titled “Hammer Martínez: surprise for the World Cup?” which compares him to Thor, a figure from Norse mythology.

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