Sergi Roberto agrees to renew a season with Barcelona


Sergio Robert He agrees to renew for one more season with Barça, as ‘Sport’ has revealed and this newspaper has been able to confirm. The third Barça captain finished his contract at the end of the season and had not yet clarified his future. In 2006 he arrived at Barça but, almost 16 years laterthe continuity of the youth squad was in the mist.

It was not being the best season. He was whistled at the Camp Nou, after the club announced that the other three captains (Piqué, Busquets and Alba) had lowered their salaries in order to register the signings for the summer market. He had played all the games (except one due to indisposition) until he was injured on October 27 in Vallecas, in the last game of ronald koeman. Injuries have hampered his performance in the last year. He had been discharged just before the derby against Espanyol, on the day of his debut. Xavibut he relapsed again and had to undergo surgery in Finland on the rectus femoris of his right leg.

Xavi’s request

Xavi, his former teammate and new coach, had come to his defense before the intervention. “Sergi is a person who is an example for the quarry, for the professionals, and he has been playing for a year suffering and they have been unfair to him. And he has been criticized, whistled at the Camp Nou, being from the house and despite their involvement.” The Egarense coach opted for his continuity. “We have to value this player, he is a fundamental player for the team and that is what I have conveyed to the club. And we hope that when he recovers, he will be happy and that he can perform at his best because the team needs him”.

as a new signing

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The club has accepted the coach’s request, although offering one year and with a “substantial” reduction of more than 50%, according to negotiation sources. At the beginning of the conversations with the youth squad, who could play again this Sunday against Mallorca at the Camp Nou, there had been talk of two seasons and a much higher amount. If Sergi Roberto had renewed before December 31 there would have been no problem, but when it is done now it will count as a new signing and with the 1-4 formula: for every euro that his registration costs, the club must release four. We will have to see how his new contract can fit into the ‘sudoku’ of the Barça wage bill which, let’s remember, is -144 million euros, according to LaLiga.

pending folders

Having agreed on the continuity of Sergi Roberto, Joan Laporta has pending the renewals of Gavi and Araujo. The one from the Uruguayan center-back is the most on track and could be officially announced shortly.


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