THE BASQUE FOLLOWS IN THE TECHNICIAN'S PLANS
Zubimendi is still the midfielder that Xavi wants for his Barça
Published:1/11/2022 - 12:42h
Updated:1/11/2022 - 12:42h
Despite the fact that there are many names that have been linked to Barça for the winter market, the truth is that Martín Zubimendi is still the footballer that Xavi likes the most
The FC Barcelona has present that Sergio Busquets can give full stop to his career inside the club when finishing the season. The captain has a valid agreement until June and everything aims to that his wish goes through to confront new challenges far of the Spotify Camp Nou. It is thus that the Managerial Board is in research of his relief of face to the future.
Footballers like Nico González and Miralem Pjanic aimed like candidates to do with the vacancy, but both have opted for looking for minutes out of the Barça, what has put to the sportive direction again in the market. There are several players on the table that can recalar so much in winter as in summer, although there is a name in specific that follows liking a lot to Xavi Hernández.
Although Rúben Neves, N'Golo Kanté, Jorginho and Youri Tielemans have added integers to dress the elastic Barcelona, seems that the trainer keeps looks it in Martín Zubimendi, the polyvalent midfield player of the Real Sociedad. To his 23 years, is indisputable for the group donostiarra, to the point that they concretised his renewal around the middle of October until 2027.
His value of market is of 35 million euros, but the Basques have improved his agreement with some emolumentos that plant him between the best paid of the staff, in addition to a clause of rescission prohibitiva that would force to the Barcelona to rascarse the pocket by more than 65 million euros, something that nowadays would not be in the plans of the directors.
Option low cost
Like this the things, the Catalans will have to look for a spare to lower cost although the preferred of Xavi was Zubimendi. Several candidates could go out of his teams in winter by a symbolic price, since his clubs would want to take out 'cut' by his traspasos not to lose them free in July. It will be necessary to see which will be the decision in the dispatches of the club, taking into account that the right side also is a priority for the second half of season.