During the last summer transfer market, FC Barcelona closed one of its most complicated cases with the agreement to send Sergiño Dest on loan to Milan for one season. However, it has recently emerged that Barca’s management train has chosen not to count on him once he ends his stint in Italian football, so as soon as it returns it will proceed to sell you in the summer window.
The agreement signed with the Rossoneri includes a purchase option, but It was not possible to activate it due to the limited role that the American defender is having in Stefano Pioli’s project. He has only seen action in eight games so far, four in Serie A and as many in the Champions League, adding a total of 339 minutes of game time without registering goals or assists in his appearances.
In only two of them has he been present from the start, while in six he has started on the bench. As for his absences, in five of them he was substituted without having seen minutes of play, while for three other call-ups he was unable to be present due to injuries. With this scenario, Milan would therefore exclude making the purchase option effective Barça will have to look for a new destination for him.
The World Cup, the perfect opportunity
The good news for the Barcelona team is this the right-back has been included by the US coach Gregg Berhalter in his definitive 26-man squad for the World Cup, in what will be his tournament debut. However, he will have to make an effort to be fit and fight for a place in the stars and stripes eleven. In this way he could perform and make Barcelona receive interesting offers for his engagement.
Dest joined Barça from Ajax in the summer of 2021 in exchange for a fixed 21 million euros and another five variable. Although his natural position is as a right-back, he has also been able to function in other demarcations, as a left lane or even in the frontcourt as a winger. Now, after his farewell to Milan, he could end up wearing a new shirt for the 2023/24 season.
