Riqui Puig initiated this atypical pre-season with illusion and with the poster of important player for the new technician, Ronald Koeman. His big performance in the final stretch of the past season did to think that the Dutch trainer would have the young Catalan midfield player and would consider him one of the important players. However, the reality has finish being very distinct.
In the mediapunta, Riqui Puig would find the competition of important players like Leo Messi, Philippe Coutinho or Antoine Griezmann whereas for the double pivote Ronald Koeman has Frenkie of Jong, Miralem Pjanic, Sergio Busquets and Carles Aleñá. The Dutch has bet by this last before that by the one of Matadepera, by what advised him go out yielded a season.
Riqui Puig, pure talent for the Barça
In spite of this, the future of Riqui Puig follows being in the air because of the intention of the player of not to leave and litigate by a place in the first team in spite of knowing that it will split in disadvantage with regard to the rest of his mates. Nevertheless, it is necessary puntualizar that the message of Ronald Koeman to the young midfield player was only a council by what, if it remains , will have he like any one of his mates.
Therefore, it is necessary to embrace the possibility that Riqui Puig do not go yielded and finally remain in the first team. According to the informations published pro the newspaper 'Sport', if the canterano decides to be still in the Camp Nou, will follow having index card of the filial, keeping the same current contractual conditions and the dorsal '28', although it will not play neither an alone party more with the FC Barcelona B.
It is necessary to clear that the dorsal of the first team go of the '1' to the '25' and that Riqui Puig will have it upper, a clear statement of intentions of the difficulties that will have the Catalan if it remains . To two weeks of the closing of the market of traspasos, his future follows without being determinate and until 5 October still there will be possibilities to be able to look for the best solution for a player that is the future of the club.
Riqui Puig and an odd situation
Riqui Puig is of those players that has left big feelings when it has played with the first team in the sporadic apparitions that has had during the two last seasons. In spite of this, neither Ernesto Valverde, neither Quique Setién neither now Ronald Koeman have showed him confidence to the midfield player of Matadepera. An odd situation formed from the opinion of three trainers that coincide in the decision of not having the youngster crack.