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Riqui Puig in the bench of the Barça

HIS FUTURE, FAR FROM BARCELONA

The deadline for Riqui Puig to make the final decision about his future

Published:31/07/2022 - 21:06h

Updated:31/07/2022 - 21:06h

Riqui Puig has a very complicated decision ahead of him and little time to analyze it. Riqui's future could be in the United States, but he will have to hurry

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Riqui Puig is one of the players that could abandon the FC Barcelona this summer. Xavi Hernández communicated him does some months that does not go in in his plans of face to the season 2022-2023 and that it has to do his cases to follow his career out of house. After several attempts fallidos with clubs of the old continent, the one of Matadepera could put course to the United States, where there are several teams interested.

This Saturday desvelaba that Los Angeles Galaxy had added to the career by the footballer of 22 years and that already had contacted to the leaders of the Barça and the representative of Puig to know his contractual situation and plans to future. The Catalans have left him clear that want that it leave this summer and the American group would be had to assume his traspaso, but would have to concretise very soon.

The contacts began in the last two days and the operation would have to close at the beginning of next week, put in the Major League Soccer (MLS) only can inscribe to new footballers before the Thursday 4 August. Los Angeles already would have presented his offer and the balloon has remained in the roof of Riqui Puig, the one who has to take the decision on if go out of the Barça with course to United States.

Although it is true that the midfield player of 22 years always has prioritised the option to remain in the City Condal and litigate by a place that has resisted him with Ernesto Valverde, Quique Setién, Ronald Koeman and now with Xavi Hernández, the player understands that it will be impossible to add minutes in the Spotify Camp Nou, especially in this season in which the competition will be maximum and has by in front to Sergio Busquets, Pedri González, Gavi, Franck Kessié, Frenkie of Jong and Nico González, waiting for that resolve the future of Miralem Pjanic.

The Barça has to confirm exits

In case that Riqui Puig access to go out this summer and accept the proposal of Los Angeles, will be a complete relief for a Barcelona that needs to speed up his operation gone out. This Saturday had confirmed the sale of Òscar Mingueza to the Real Celtic Club, but will not be sufficient to satisfy the needs of the club, that has to generate 'fair play' financial and also free space in the changing room. The sale of the player formed in The Masia would be a break of face to the last weeks of the market of signings estival.

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