Rúben Neves in a warm-up with Wolverhampton

THE LUSO IS NOT A PRIORITY FOR XAVI

Barça and Rúben Neves will wait in case Xavi ends up giving in

Published:15/05/2023 - 23:08h

Updated:15/05/2023 - 23:08h

The FC Barcelona follows attentive to the 'case Rúben Neves'. The midfielder is one of the options that the board manages to replace Sergio Busquets, although his profile does not convince Xavi Hernández. However, the club will not make hasty decisions.

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Rúben Neves Still has hopes to turn into the relief of Sergio Busquets this summer. The luso expects to go out in July of the Wolverhampton and will try to force his traspaso to the Barça, although the operation is not considered like prioritaria in the surroundings culé. The doubts of Xavi Hernández on the profile of the luso like pivote, added to the high price that expects ingresar the Wolverhampton, complicate the negotiation by the international Portuguese.

In this sense, the Barcelona directive expects to take the things calmly. The opinion of Xavi explains, and a lot, to the hour of fichar a mediocentro this year, more still when the staff also can lose to Franck Kessié and the return of Nico González also generates a lot of doubts by his physical problems. However, Neves could finish in Catalonia as a result of a barter that, for the moment, neither luce clear.

Ansu Fati, the key piece in the 'operation Neves'

For the Barça, the 50 million euros that demands the Wolverhamton by Rúben are a price prohibitivo, considering the problems of the club with the margin salarial and the need to go down payroll to be able to fichar to Leo Messi. Nevertheless, the possible exit of Ansu Fati course to the Molineux Stadium could include a barter by the luso, since the price of both players is similar.

Although Joan Laporta has left clear that the intention of the parts is that the one of Bissau was still in Catalonia, the return of Messi forces to the directive to close a pair of important sales and the forward of 20 years is one of the most viable options to do box. In any case, the Barça needs fichar a mediocentro able to relieve to Busquets and, if the economic conditions give , Rúben Neves can finish dressing the T-shirt culé still without the 'ok' of Xavi.

Gündogan, the true priority for Xavi

Although it treats of a player with a much more offensive profile that the one of 'Busi', for the technician egarense the priority regarding the signing of midfield players is İlkay Gündogan. The German finish agreement with the Manchester City and, to his 32 years, keeps on being one of the best of the world in his place, by what Xavi follows insisting to the directive in ficharle to give balance to a centre of the field that, for the moment, only has Frenkie of Jong like fixed in what to pivote refers for the 2023/24.

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