One of the best news in the changing room of the FC Barcelona during the season 2017-18 has been to check that Thomas Vermaelen that arrived like head office of "immediate performance" has exploded like Barcelona four years afterwards. Shelving the ironies on the labels of his signing, the true is that the Belgian has showed that it is a player more than valid, and to his 32 years still has way for visiting.
The big performance that has offered in a campaign with numerous problems backwards has posed that a footballer that remained with seen to look for a good sale win a renewal deserved, although still there are not news in this regard. "Regarding the of his renewal, think that there is not at all. We have not stopped us to think in this, but is showing a lot of things this year", explained Ernesto Valverde in a recent press conference.
The technician is, precisely, one of his main valedores, the one who bet by his permanence the past summer and the one who has given him several opportunities to consolidate . This course has not been exento of his usual, complicated and desmoralizantes injuries, but at the same time has confirmed that it is able to shine a lot, well and with a length sustained, setbacks aside.
Like this, and with the axis of the saga again like priority in the planning, had insinuated that there would be offer to extend his links, but this still has not arrived. In addition to having slopes some internal decisions, the club will expect to that the one of Kapellen exhaust his agreement. It will be then when there is a meeting to decide his future, and all the parts will expose his intentions.
The Barça wants to rejuvenate the defence
Although the curriculum of Vermaelen is not hopeful, his capacity in the last months has guaranteeed him an opportunity, although it is clear that will depend of the rejuvenation that the Barça prepares in the staff. With a cycle that little by little goes consuming, the culés want to look for guarantees on a long-term basis, and although it appreciates a lot the contribution of the veterans, it is necessary to concretise which is his route.
After high, low, renewals, cessions and signings, the market estival will resolve something the puzzle of the changing room, and then will listen the voice of the footballer. He, as Andrés Iniesta or other cases, will have a lot that say, on if it sees with strengths for a last adventure or prefers, like the captain, step to a side.