The 'versatility': Sergi Roberto's 'salvation' letter at Barça

The renewal of Sergi Roberto has turned into a headache for the FC Barcelona. Economically, the directive considers that the player has to go down his provision, but the extreme reconverted in side, for the moment, has not attained an agreement with the club. With agreement until June of this year, the one of Reus seemed to have a foot out of Catalonia, but Xavi Hernández follows having he to short, average and long term. And that is the reason whereby, probably, the player of 30 years will finish renewing his agreement.

A sector of the fans and the directive consider that the cycle of Sergi in the Barça already has come to an end. The continuous physical problems of the player have prevented him have continuity in the last three seasons and some consider that, of not being by that goal in front of Paris Saint-Germain five years ago, does time already would have left of the club. While the credit of Roberto seems to exhaust in the noble zone of the Camp Nou, the míster of Terrassa follows trusting he.

For Xavi, Sergi is a player 'polyvalent', able to play without problems like side, midfield player or extreme by right, a characteristic that today only offers Dani Alves in the team. In this sense, of not being by the injury in the thigh that affects to the player from the month of November, the one of Reus would have been headline in the last parties after the drop forced of the Brazilian. Alves Will go back to the announcement for the party of the Sunday in front of the Athletic of Bilbao, but will not be able to be in Saint Paolo for having remained out of the list for the Europe League because of the arrivals of Adama Traoré and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang​.

In the 2021-22, the player of 30 alone years has seen action in 12 parties, in which it annotated a pair of goals and gave an assistance. In the start of LaLiga, Roberto added several minutes with Ronald Koeman, annotating in the debut of the Barça in the tournament in front of the Real Sociedad (4-2) and in the day 3 in the triumph in front of the Getafe (2-1). Previously it had given an assistance in the tie of the date 2 in front of the Bilbao (1-1), rival of the Sunday in Camp Nou. However, from 20 November it does not form part of an announcement. Casually, this day debuted the technician egarense (victory 1-0 on the Espanyol)..

The final decision will be of the directive

"For me it has to be still in the club, already have said it many times. I would have he, but afterwards already depends on the economic circumstances. To level futbolístico there is not doubt that it has to be important", expressed Xavi on Sergi. Nevertheless, further of his cost inside the field, the trainer knows that the final decision is in hands of the directive. Sergi earns near of 12 million euros to the year, one of the highest index cards of the staff (earn the same that Dembélé). If finally it gives his renewal, is clear that it will be by a much lower wage.