Benfica rules out being in the footsteps of Riqui Puig

Riqui Puig has been one of the footballers that more doubts has on his future. With 22 years, expected that the arrival of Xavi Hernández gave him the opportunity to reflect his talent on the lawn of the Camp Nou and show that it is for big things. At all more far of the reality. In the season hardly enjoyed of 544' minutes of game distributed in 18 commitments, what launches an average of 30' minutes by meeting.

It is thus that the one of Matadepera is one of the players that is in the ramp of exit. Still it subtracts him a year in his agreement, but the club would not be by the work to sell him but to send him in condition of yielded so that foguee. Several media have linked him with the Benfica, affirming that the contacts already would have set up to arrive to an agreement in the weeks to come.

However, the newspaper 'Record' ensures that said negotiations would not correspond to the reality and that the mediocentro neither is in the plans of the combined Portuguese. In spite of that in 2020 the technical Roger Schmidt wanted to incorporate him to the PSV when militaba still in the Low Countries, seems that his posture has changed with the years and would not consider to purchase the services of the Spanish during the market estival.

Future in the limbo

Servant in the inferior categories of the Barça from the 14 years, Riqui knows to perfection the basic foundations of the ideology of game culé. Xavi has not had he, but keeps his word that there are players in the staff with greater level, between which stand out Pedri and Gavi. For the moment, the '6' keeps firm his wish to triumph in Barcelona, but the time runs and is moment that it take a decision for the sake of his sportive career.