OFFICIAL: The Barcelona announces the renewal of Sergi Roberto

Already it is official. After announcing the renewal of Gerard Hammered this past Thursday, the FC Barcelona had pending to close also once and for all the negotiations by the renewal of another of the key pieces of the team, Sergi Roberto. The two parts were very near to seal the agreement, and this Friday has confirmed officially the renewal.

Sergi Roberto will be player of the FC Barcelona until 30 June 2022, and will have a clause of rescission of 500 million euros, of the same way that Gerard Hammered, what will serve to armour him of definite form and prevent that it do the cases course to any of the clubs of the Premier League interested in doing with his signing.

The youngster and polyvalent footballer canterano had very clear that wished to be still in the Barça a lot of years more, and already has done official the agreement. In the next days, as it has explained the Barcelona through a communiqué, will know when will take place the signature of agreement of Sergi Roberto, that was formed in The Farm and will follow playing in the Barça at least four seasons more.

The 40 million euros that marked his ancient clause of rescission were an opportunity for several big teams of the continent, and with some hastes and something of restlessness, the directors culés have attained to arrive finally to time to armour him.

Sergi Roberto always wanted to remain

It does already several weeks that intensified the contacts between the representatives of the club, the CEO Òscar Grau and the mánager of the section of football Pep Safe, with the agent of the player, Josep Maria Orobitg, with meetings and mails in which they exchanged impressions and offers. Little by little they approached some postures that began quite distanciadas, until arriving to the final agreement.

With the open doubts on his future, Sergi Roberto had to go out in several occasions to the step of the rumours that situated him out of the Camp Nou, and his opinion always was very clear. "The Barça is the club of my life and want to remain me here for ever. Therefore that remain clear that anybody has to suffer by my renewal. I am in the best club of the world and had the luck to having happened of the filial to the first team", said does some months.