Sergio Busquets rejects Barça offer – For Messi to Saudi Arabia?

Record player from current squad

According to media reports, FC Barcelona will lose the next icon in the summer. Sergio Busquets (34) has decided to leave Barça after 18 years (15 years with the professionals). The newspaper “markAccording to the new offer, the Catalans cannot give the most used player from the current squad enough financial appreciation.

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A salary reduction of 70 percent was pending the extension offer, it is said. The significantly lower salary is not the only reason for Busquets’ decision, but it has played its part after the professional, who was born not far from Barcelona, ​​has felt increasing dissatisfaction in recent years.

The decision to say goodbye had been made and had already been communicated internally. There hasn’t been any public announcement yet, but that may change after the coming weekend. Then Barça may have sealed the league, which could prompt Busquets to announce his decision. Coach Xavi wanted Busquets to stay.

Busquets rumours: For Messi to Saudi Arabia?

Busquets, meanwhile, is said to have a possible future in Saudi Arabia. In order to lure PSG and ex-Barcelona star Lionel Messi into the local league, those responsible for the Saudi Pro League are said to be planning to sign other well-known players and companions of Messi, in addition to Busquets also Jordi Alba, Sergio Ramos, Marco Verratti, Ángel Di Maria or Leandro Paredes. The aim is not to get all the players on the same team, but to create an environment that could lead Messi to take the big leap. In Saudi Arabia’s capital, Riyadh, there are three top division clubs: Al-Nassr, Al-Hilal and Al-Shabab. The stars from Europe could then meet up with their families in a residential area.

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