The good present of Chadi Riad opens the debate in Barcelona about its future

Published:27/04/2024 - 23:28h

Updated:27/04/2024 - 23:28h

Chadi Riad has had a great season at Real Betis. The central defender on loan from FC Barcelona has been a fixture in Manuel Pellegrini's XI, with individual statistics on par with the best defenders in LaLiga that open the debate about his future

The FC Barcelona follows very attentive to the future of Chadi Riad of face to the next market estival. The good season of the international Moroccan to loan in the Real Betis opens the debate on the options that would have the central of 20 years to win a place in the Barcelona group, something complicated considering the presence of Iñigo Martínez and Pau Cubarsí, two players that will have his place ensured in the next season culé.

Until the moment, Riad great 25 official apparitions in the 2023/24 in all the competitions (2044 minutes), with 19 titularities in League and individual numbers that situate him to the pair of the best defenders of the Spanish championship. For the '28' of the Betis, the wisest to average term seems to continue in the Andalusian group, taking for granted the not having place in the Barça.

Chadi Riad, to the pair of Araújo and Cubarsí this season

In accordance with the data of 'Be Soccer', the '28' of the Betis is the central with better average of defensive duels won this season in LaLiga (78.22 %, 3.74 by party), surpassing to figures like Antonio Rüdiger (73,45 %), Ronald Araújo (75,96%) and Pau Cubarsí (67,9 %). Besides, the one of Palma de Mallorca is already the second footballer bético with more minutes contested in League in the 2023/24 (1.714'), only surpassed by his mate in the saga, Germán Pezzella (2.618').

The good numbers of Chadi also extend to continental level. Regarding players sub-23, the canterano Barcelona is the leader regarding defensive duels livestocks in the five big European leagues. Also it registers 2.13 duels áereos successful and 4.07 terrestrial duels livestocks by meeting, only surpassed by Araújo in what it goes of LaLiga by a narrow margin (the '4' Barcelona registers 2.51 and 4.16 in both sections).

The options of the Barça with Chadi Riad

For the moment, it is almost sure that the Betis will exert the option of purchase by 3.5 million euros that includes the cession of the Moroccan. As the agreed between the clubs the past summer, the Barça could recover to Riad in 2025 by 7.5 'kilos'. In case to want to recover him immediately, the culés will have to renegotiate with the group 'verdiblanco', something little feasible to these heights. The Majorcan already contributes by the order of the €6m in Transfermarkt, by which the Andalusians will do the possible by ficharle in quality of 'bargain'.