Sergio Busquet He is already facing the last stretch of his professional career. After announcing his withdrawal from the Spanish team, the next step, barring surprises, will be the communication of his farewell to Barça. With a contract until June 2023, the Badia footballer has no intention of renewing it and everything seems to indicate that he will sign for Inter Miami, by David Beckham. At the same time, the debate about the name of his replacement is still very much alive in society.
Xavi Hernández speculated on Busquets’ departure. The coach asked him to extend his contract, but the footballer had already told him that he wanted to finish his spell at Barça in good shape. Xavi regretted the midfielder’s words but he understood them perfectly. It was the same argument he used in 2015 to close his loop at Camp Nou and emigrate to Qatar.
Xavier’s bet
The Barça coach is now putting pressure on the sports management to resolve the replacement of Busquets with maximum speed and discretion. Xavi believes that his replacement should be a guaranteed player. And he wants a positional midfielder, a player who can detach the ball well and is very intelligent tactically.
Martín Zubimendi celebrates a goal with Real Sociedad : EFE
Xavi wants Martin Zubimendi, 23 years old, who has just renewed his contract with Real Sociedad. His release clause is 60 million euros and he is a footballer who also has excellent relationships Jordi Cruyff, Sporting director of Barça.
Alemany and Kante
Mateu AlemanyIn the meantime, I’m working on the possibility of signing a player who terminates his contract in the summer. His main bet is Kanté, from Chelsea. He is 31 years old and is a very physical midfielder, with a long history, who is recovering from a hamstring injury from which he underwent surgery and which prevented him from participating in the World Cup in Qatar.
Kante, in a game with Chelsea | EFE extension
Other players who end their contracts in June 2023 are Jorginho, Tielemans and Gundogan. The former, who also plays for Chesea, is also a midfielder, but he’s already 31 and Xavi wants a player with much more projection. The second is one step away from moving to Arsenal and the German is negotiating a renewal with Manchester City.
