Lewandowski and Ronald Araújo will 'fight' to be one of the captains of Barça

Published:10/05/2023 - 23:19h

Updated:10/05/2023 - 23:19h

FC Barcelona usually decides its four captains each season and in that list there will be at least one vacancy for the next year, a place that two Barça players could dispute

The FC Barcelona will live an important change in his changing room the next season. And it is that the exit of Sergio Busquets, already confirmed by the own club, will leave opened the possibility so that it exist a new first captain and in consequence, also a new number four in this list. The pivote will leave the space for Sergi Roberto, Jordi Alba or Leo Messi, in the case that confirm his return to the entity.

However, the left side neither has ensured his future and this does that it can exist a place more, with Ter Stegen becoming third captain, if there is a sale of the defender. With both stages is almost sure that the Barça will need a new fourth captain and there the favourite names, in spite of his little time in the staff, are the ones of Ronald Araújo and Robert Lewandowski.

The names that could surprise

Although by antiquity could be the moment of footballers like Dembélé or Of Jong, the reality is that Xavi would look for a profile of leader much more definite and would take into account to the Uruguayan and to the Pole. The technician considers that so much Araújo like Lewandowski have more merits to be captains that other members of the staff, as it has aimed 'ACE'.

Xavi has highlighted the importance of the footballer so much inside as out of the terrain of game and how his paper in the changing room has a big influence. Therefore, the arrival of Messi could alter a right now integrated list by Sergi Roberto, Jordi Alba and Ter Stegen like the leaders of the team, as well as the entrance of the central charrúa and the Polish forward in the case that Alba finish leaving the entity.

It will be a process that define in some months

In the case that they propose more candidates that vacant squares for occupying, then would open a process of vote in the staff, where the elected would be the person that had more votes to his favour. This situation would not give until final of the pre-season, since they are used to include also to reinforcements that arrive in the market in said process.