British media sportskeeda reported that the Bundesliga powerhouse RB Leipzig midfielder Moriba hopes to return to his youth club Barcelona, which he has been playing for since childhood, and in order to achieve this wish, he is willing to pay for it at all costs, even out of his own pocket.
This summer, after a turbulent few months, Moriba chose to leave camp Nou after the 18-year-old played a dazzling performance in the 2020-2021 season and used this as a reason to blackmail the club into a substantial salary increase, although Barcelona was already in a difficult financial position to meet the young player's request for a salary increase, but the club management still hoped that Moriba would stay and continue to play for the first team in the 2021-2022 season.
The two sides faced off, Moriba was sent to B, could not participate in the game without renewing his contract, and finally chose to leave Spain before the transfer deadline to come to Leipzig for 20 million euros, and in the moment before he left, Barca president Laporta and captain Pique did their best to persuade Moriba to stay, but still to no avail.
Two months later, Spanish media outlet El Nacional revealed that the 18-year-old youngster was desperate to return to Barcelona, and was even ready to pay for himself to ensure that he could play for Camp Nou again, he has never been able to settle down in Leipzig, and has only made three appearances so far this season, all of which are substitutes, accumulating 49 minutes of playing time.
Mauriba made his first appearance for Barcelona in the 2020-2021 season, making 18 appearances for the first team, scoring 1 goal and providing 3 assists, he was characterized by what the team needed at the time, and with his excellent performance, he helped the team finally win the Copa del Rey title.
Since Moriba's departure this summer, the Barcelona first team has also undergone a lot of changes, with the coaching staff promoting two players, Pablo Garvi and Nico Gonzalez, to the first team, And Coman is no longer Barca's head coach, and B coach Sergi Barjuan takes over as interim manager.
However, the media believes that Moriba is unlikely to return to Barcelona in the short term, mainly for two reasons, first, the way players and clubs ended their last relationship is full of frustration and misunderstanding, and secondly, Barcelona already has a relatively strong reserve of personnel in the midfield position, with six players, including Frankie De Jong, Pedri, Sergio Busquets, Nico Gonzalez, Pablo Garvey and Riki Puig, all working for the three starting spots.
These reasons show that Moriba is unlikely to get what he wants, and he regrets after he has failed to hope for a salary increase and left in a hurry, making the media and fans feel sorry for Moriba's situation.