THE RED CARD CONDITIONED HIS PERFORMANCE
Zubimendi could not shine before the watchful eye of Xavi
Martín Zubimendi is Xavi Hernández's favorite to take over from Sergio Busquets if he does not renew his contract. However, the midfielder did not have a good game against a great Barça
The FC Barcelona has concretised his pass to the semifinals of the Glass of the King after defeating to the Real Sociedad in the Spotify Camp Nou (1-0). The Barcelona were upper in each one of the phases of the party and in all his lines, proposing good football in attack and a worthy defensive solidity of the best teams of the European continent.
However, one of the appearances that called the attention was the party of Martín Zubimendi, the player that more likes to Xavi to occupy the vacancy that could leave Sergio Busquets if it decides not renewing his agreement. The midfield player of 23 years could not show his best version due to the fact that it was conditioned by the expulsion of Brais Méndez to the 40' minutes of the first-half.
In spite of this, showed 'harp' and personality in the medullary to organise the game without mattering that the team was in numerical inferiority. The physical wear was notorious to avoid the goleada but kept to the height of the big defensive requirements, retreating to time and organising the distribution of balloon although without too much shine by the absence of Méndez.
Also it is important to stand out that Zubimendi played conditioned by a yellow card that saw to the 66' minutes by a fault on Pedri. Although it never went down the arms to equalise the marker, the true is that it was not the best party to evaluate his level like possible spare of 'Busi'. Anyway, both groups will go back to see the faces in May by League, where the donostiarra will be again under observation of Xavi.
How much costs Zubimendi?
The canterano of the Real finish to renew his agreement until June of 2027, by what the Basque club does not have in his plans leave him go by a low price. In fact, in San Sebastián ensure that only they will evaluate a proposal that was equivalent to the 60 million euros of his clause of rescission, a high figure that the Barça will treat to negotiate in case that the own footballer want to recalar in Barcelona. It will be an operation to the expectation for the summer.
