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FRENKIE WOULD BE THE THIRD CAPTAIN

Ter Stegen, Araújo... This is how the captaincy of FC Barcelona would look if Sergi Roberto leaves

Published:18/06/2024 - 00:40h

Updated:18/06/2024 - 00:42h

The possible departure of Sergi Roberto will leave Marc-André ter Stegen as the first captain of FC Barcelona. Due to seniority, the German would inherit the Reus team, with Ronald Araújo and Frenkie de Jong as second and third captain, respectively

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The captaincy of the FC Barcelona can suffer important changes by second consecutive summer. After the exits of Sergio Busquets and Jordi Alba in 2023, the goodbye of Sergi Roberto seems imminent in spite of that, does a pair of months, his continuity was almost sealed. The one of Reus no descarta leave to Girona or Port wine because of the demora of a Barcelona proposal, with which the club would lose to his first captain for the 2024/25.

In this sense, the captaincy of the Barça recaería in Marc-André ter Stegen, the one who already lució the bracelet in several parties during the past season. The '1' will fulfil a decade in July from his arrival to the club and has the respect and admiration of the staff and the fans to be the new first captain culé and indisputable leader of the team in the field, a role that comes consolidating in the two last campaigns.

Araújo Would advance to Of Jong like second captain

The second captain, by his part, would be Ronald Araújo, another that also knew to carry the bracelet during the two months that Ter Stegen was went by injury in the 23/24. Although the one of Rivera debuted in the first team in the 2020/21, the Uruguayan advances to Frenkie of Jong for having arrived to the club before. The Barça fichó to the defender in August of 2018 in return of 4.7 million pertinent euros of the Boston River.

In his first two seasons, the 'charrúa' accumulated shooting with the filial, contesting a total of 44 parties in which it added 6 goals and 3 assistances. The one of Arkel, by his part, arrived to Barcelona in the summer of 2019 after a big season with the Ajax. The culés paid 86 'kilos' by his traspaso and, further of several very interesting offers, the Dutch has left clear in several opportunities his wish to fulfil his agreement, which finalises in 2026.