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The Barça speeds up to define the future of Sergio Busquets

Published:27/02/2023 - 19:23h

Updated:27/02/2023 - 19:23h

After several months on 'stand by' and with the renewal in the air, FC Barcelona will begin to work on the future of Sergio Busquets, whose link with the Catalans expires on June 30

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They remain 123 days so that Sergio Busquets abandon the FC Barcelona in case that it do not concretise , in the next months, the renewal of his agreement. Up to now, the contacts between the Barcelona club and the surroundings of the captain have gone in dropper. They do not know what want to or expects the another part and are expecting that somebody break the ice to begin the way to the extension of the agreement or, by the contrary, to the friendly exit of the of Badía.

To day of today, the future of Busquets is an authentic incógnita. The footballer has not decided what will do after 30 June, mainly because it does not have all the letters on the table. Has proposed from United States, Qatar or Saudi Arabia, but no the one of a Barça that, up to now, has not moved index card for the offer a new agreement for which has been the captain of the team from the exit of Leo Messi in the summer of 2021.

This situation has caused some embarrassment for the midfield player, the one who would have the intention to decide the sooner possible what will do of face to the next season. It does some days revealed that it was impatient by the wait of the offer of the Barça and, as it informs now the newspaper 'SPORT', this could arrive in brief. The intention is that in the next days produce the first contacts to begin to define the future of Busquets. The culés do not know, for sure, if it wants to remain... Because no they have asked it to him.

After the dispute of the Classical, of this Thursday by the 'semis' of Glass of Rey, and the visit of Valencia the Sunday, will begin the 'hour zero' in key Busquets. The club is expecting of a calm week, in which they have not split intersemanales, to be able to begin the contacts with the surroundings of the footballer, mainly with his agent Josep Maria Orobitg, with which have kept contacts in the last days by the extension of the agreement of Sergi Roberto.

The renewal, in several phases

Like this then , the decision on the future of Busquets will arrive in several phases. The first, will be of score. In the same, will say him what thinks the club on the extension of his bond. It is very very known that Xavi Hernández bets by the continuity of the '5' because it understands that his performance is optimum, in spite of his age, and that still has a lot for offering to the Barça. For him, it is a priority that remain commissioned of the room of machines of the team.

This, by a part. From the club also take in account the economic factor and in this phase could begin the problems, because it would be vital a reduction more than significant of the wage of the footballer to be able to adapt it to the mass salarial, conscious that the club is forced to free 200 'kilos' as they already have done to know from LaLiga. It will be a point that the sportive direction will keep on the table and that, probably, will dictate the course of the negotiations.

That is the economic section. In the sportive, the intention of the Barça would be to offer him a renewal by a season, to the equal that to Sergi Roberto, and propose him negotiate in a year again. It is a politics that have implanted teams like the Real Madrid for the players that surpass the 30 years of age and that, of some way, gives much more control to the clubs on the 'veteran'.

Meeting with Busquets

Once completed the phase with the representative of the of Badía, the idea of the club is to gather directly with the footballer to transmit him, without intermediaries, the intention of the club. Besides, they want to know what is what wishes to do in the next season. They are conscious that, in spite of the request of Xavi or the wish of the sportive direction, will be he the one who take the last word regarding his future.

It is not a secret for anybody that Busquets always has had the intention to finalise his career in the MLS of United States, place calls him the attention the life in the American continent and wants to test something new, but also knows that in the Barça still remains him long useful and that it can be important in the plans of Xavi Hernández.

And if it does not remain ?

The Barça has the idea that Busquets will remain a year more, but there is not security in this regard. It is thus that, from does some months, have been tanteando different alternative in the market in case that finally they have to look for him a substitute. Xavi Hernández communicated to the club that wanted the traspaso of Martín Zubimendi (Real Sociedad), but his clause of rescission of 60 million euros turn it into a very complicated player to achieve.

They have appeared other names like the one of Marcelo Brozovic, to the that the Inter has opened him the door of exit and that it could cost between 25 or 30 million euros, as well as the free agents İlkay Gündoğan, that has not defined his future with the Manchester City and 'like' to the Barça, N'Golo Kanté (Chelsea), Youri Tielemans (Leicester City) or Naby Keita (Liverpool).