The reasons why Barça should not have renewed Sergi Roberto

The FC Barcelona extended the agreement of Sergi Roberto until 30 June, after almost a year negotiating with the surroundings of the footballer. It accessed to a considerable reduction of his income, in fixed and variables, to be able to remain in the Camp Nou. It has been a movement that has generated a lot of uncertainty and surprise in the barcelonismo, especially because the one of Reus carries a pair of years moved away of a good level and in the last season lived in the infirmary to recover of his repeated injuries.

In fact, to day of today the midfield player of 30 years has not received the high doctor after going through the operating theatre around the middle of the month of December to treat an injury in the rectum femoral of the right thigh. It did not play, however, from 27 October when it fell lesionado in front of the Ray Vallecano. It has lived a traumatic process in his recovery and, when it was smart to contest the final stretch of the 21-22, recayó of the physical ailments and saw forced to begin of zero.

The last year of the of Reus is a despropósito. It contested 12 parties (9 in LaLiga and three in the Champions League), registering two goals and an assistance. It did not arrive to debut under the orders of his excompañero Xavi Hernández and his paper, moved away of the terrain of game, was quite discussed. Of there that it result, of some way, incomprehensible that the Barça have decided to extend his agreement until next summer.

It was precisely the trainer egarense the one who insisted in his permanence, probably with the memory of the important that became Sergi Roberto does some years for the Barcelona group. The reality right now, however, is totally distinct. Sergi Roberto does not answer to the current needs of the team and remains to ask: it will improve the centre of the field? The right-handed side? Seen the seen in his last parties (and before a very strong injury) seems impossible. Especially when they are two sectors of the field in which the Barça thinks to reinforce in the market.

That is the main reason by which results an authentic surprise that the Barça have renewed to Roberto. It is a player that, save to a big surprise (that anybody expects it to him, to this point), does not go to have a margin of growth neither improvement in the team and that, besides, will go little by little after a recovery that has been eternal. Sergi has not had luck, of this there are not doubts, but no 'remove' the fact that it will be a player that has few probabilities to be important in the next course.

The wrap with the position

If there is something by what has stood out Sergi Roberto in his best years has been by his polivalencia. HTo been able to surrender so much in the centre of the field as in the right side, but from does a few years has not been determinant in any of the two positions. In fact, even with the arrival of Sergiño Dest in 2020 lost leadership and began to remain , very soon, in the bank of acting.

In the beginning of the season 21-22 Koeman bet more by him in the centre of the field, but largely of the parties contributed little or at all of mobility, speed and creativity so that the Barça jumped to the attack. With all this in mind, can seat to Dest, Azpilicueta if it arrives, and even Dani Alves if it remains ? By not to question on the possibility to argue the place to the interiors.

They follow the 'holy cows'

Another factor that has bothered in big proportion to the fans is the fact that Sergi go to earn five million gross euros by a year more than agreement. It is worth it to remember that in the start of the negotiations, Mateu Alemany had put on the table an offer of two million euros that the player refused. Now, this went up to the 2,5 'kilos'.

In a normal situation is an accessible wage, but in the middle of an economic crisis is incomprehensible that a player that will remain in the bench go to earn the same that others that will be indisputable headlines (Ronald Araújo, Gavi...).