Deco doesn’t want him for another day at Barça.. but Xavi is asking for renewing his contract

2024 began for Barça with a hard-fought victory at Las Palmas (1-2) , and although the Copa del Rey clash should have provided a quieter triumph for Xavi Hernández ‘s side , the Blaugrana team once again had to suffer more than expected in the Barbastre field. Be that as it may, everything is said, the Aragonese goal was a foul and João Félix had a legal goal disallowed, but again, especially in the second half, the shortcomings of a team that into the key stretch of the season.

The excitement of the local team with such a short result, added to the lack of success of the men at the top of FC Barcelona led the electronic to reflect the 2-3 as the final result. Among the weaker players in the second half, moreover, was Oriol Romeu again, a footballer who is getting further and further away from the pivot that Xavi dreamed of during the summer months. The ex-Girona player was once again very slow with the ball and starred in very sensitive losses which, luckily, this time did not cost Barça a goal.

After letting names like Martín Zubimendi, Joshua Kimmich, Marcelo Brozovic or Sofyan Amrabat run, all for financial reasons, Barça ended up opting for the Romeu option in view of the economic viability of his signing and the green light that Xavi had given his arrival as a more defensive profile.

However, when the Blaugrana ’18’ has disappeared from the map as a possible starter, Xavi has “unblocked” Sergi Roberto ‘s central half role when he seemed to have been forgotten. The Reusense, who was already counted as a winger, has become important again as a midfielder, especially after that match against Almeria in which he became the unexpected hero with a double (3-2) .

For this reason, although all the media claimed that this 2024 would be the last year of the Catalan footballer at FC Barcelona, ​​ratifying that Deco did not want to renew him, Xavi would be in favor of extending the contract of the Barcelona captain . This is how he verbalized it at the press conference prior to the match against Barbastro, arguing that “he is an exemplary footballer”, who “knows what Barça is and the commitment to be here”, who “always gives the level” despite having received a lot of criticism” and that “hopefully it can renew” .

Source: El Nacional