Posted January 3, 2022 at 3:00 p.m. by The editorial staff
While FC Barcelona is fighting with Ousmane Dembélé for his extension, the Catalan management should also look into the situation of Sergi Roberto soon.
While FC Barcelona would struggle with the extension of Ousmane Dembélé for several months now, the Blaugrana will also have to study another file soon. At the end of the contract next June, Sergi Roberto is heading for a free start at the end of the season. The situation could have been settled at the beginning of the autumn, since an agreement was not far from being found, but a disagreement over the Spaniard's salary threw the plans of Joan Laporta . However, the FC Barcelona management did not abandon the matter. Xavi would like to keep Sergi Roberto in his squad. Catalan management should therefore look into it again soon.
Sergi Roberto's case has become a priority from an economic point of view
According to SPORT information, the next case on which Mateu Alemany will have to work would be that of Sergi Roberto . The Spaniard is the only one of the four captains not to have his contract reviewed, unlike Sergio Busquets , Jordi Alba and Gerard Piqué . The 29-year-old's file would have become a priority, FC Barcelona being in the need to reduce its payroll in order to be able to incorporate new players into the workforce of Xavi , whether they come from the training center or the transfer market. Thus, the club culé would like to offer Sergi Roberto a longer contract but with a lower salary (while this would touch between 7 and 8M € per year bonus included according to Matteo Moretto). Barca are said to have already informed the player that nothing has changed as regards his willingness to extend him. It remains to be seen whether the two sides will find common ground anytime soon. To be continued.