In a corner that no one cares about, Barca's fourth captain has completely become a marginal player, getting older, long-term injury, even if he appears in the game, he cannot become the main core of the team, and with Roberto's years of golden oil play, Xavi's squad has actually lost his place, but Roberto still hopes to stay in Barca and wait for Barca to issue the last offer contract.
On the issue of annual salary, in fact, it has always been a more tangled topic between players and clubs, unless the popular star of the playing year, the club will not hesitate to break the salary structure to sign players, just like Haaland, but with Roberto's current embarrassing position, if Roberto insists on staying in Barca, then Barca will certainly not offer a higher annual salary to retain.
From a technical point of view, Barca's current central defender is full of talent, in terms of midfield, De Jong, Pedri, Nico, Garvey, and Busquets, the competition is very fierce, and the players who are about to join Barca, the back line, because of the arrival of Alves, let the strength of Dester increased even more, and Mingeza has been completely reduced to a substitute, not to mention that there has been an injury, the aging Roberto, even if he returns from injury, I am afraid it will be difficult to obtain a stable starting position, to put it bluntly, Roberto has been abandoned by Barca.
However, considering that Roberto is the hero of Barca and is currently the fourth captain, because Roberto insists on staying at Barca and has been waiting for a contract extension from Barca, Barca may be reluctant to make the last offer.
According to journalist Joan Fontes, Barca offered Roberto a renewal offer of 2 million euros per year and said it was the highest price Barca could offer.
For this offer, many fans have talked about it, and in terms of Roberto's status and the importance of the team before, Barca's offer has indeed insulted Roberto. After all, Roberto is also a player in The La Masia Academy and is an important player for Barca to score the last goal in a 6-1 reversal of Paris. Past roles deserve Roberto's pension in Barcelona, rather than just a mere €2 million annual salary.
But for Barca, the club's feelings have disappeared, for the team's reconstruction plan, Laporta does not seem to look at any situation, from the perspective of fans, Laporta is very desperate, but for the club, there should be a need for such a high level, can make the team play a role in the reconstruction quickly.
For Barca, Roberto actually has no value, just relying on that sentiment, it will not help, so the price of 2 million euros, for barca clubs, is indeed reasonable, and it is already benevolent. Barca were able to keep Roberto in the squad without needing him, thanks to the grudging decision he made for what the club had done before.
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It is understandable that Roberto wants to stay at Barca, but if he has lost his position, he should judge the situation, no one can play for a club forever, if it is for his last contract, he can go to other teams, both to get a high salary and retire, why not? It seems that it is time for Roberto to leave.