Barca News
Xavi Hernández could say goodbye to what has become Barça ‘s first captain this year after the departure of Sergio Busquets and Jordi Alba last season. who could be playing his last year at the club where he has played his entire career due to the lack of minutes and importance he is having at the start of the current season.
The versatile player has only played 2 games as a starter this season , against Villarreal and Osasuna, just before the arrival of João Cancelo. Since the Portuguese has kept the starting position on the right side, the one from Reus has only had minutes entering from the bench.
Although he is the captain, his role in the team has become residual. Despite his lack of prominence, the Blaugrana ’20’ had time to score the goal that equalized for his team in the last match against Granada .
This is Sergi Roberto who enewed last season for another year. A way of working that the sports management of Barça began to apply with the Catalan player in the 2021/22 season , that of extending the contract year by year. A way to ensure the continuity of the player, Xavi’s express request , while lowering his salary and allowing him to assess at the end of the season whether the performance had been sufficient or not.
The renewal announced last March 3 could become the last that the midfielder will sign with the Barcelona club. The depth of the squad that Barça is gaining this season, especially after solving the right-back problem, together with the poor performances of the 31-year-old player, make it very difficult to think that Sergi Roberto will continue to play at the Camp Nou from the next season.
Source: El Nacional
