Barcelona will offer renewal to captain with lower salary, open to a six-month deal as well

According to Mundo Deportivo, Barcelona are set to offer a fresh contract offer for Sergio Busquets. The club’s coaching staff is determined to keep hold of the midfielder, who is one of two club captains whose contracts expire at the end of the season.

Sergi Roberto is the other one, with the Spaniard already receiving a fresh one-year proposal, which he is set to agree upon.

As for Busquets, Barcelona have been restricted by La Liga’s economic framework. As such, they are expected to come up with a fresh offer, but with a lower salary package for Busquets, who is currently one of the highest earners in the first team.

Busquets’ decision depends on the scope of Barça’s economic offer. The club are aware of the fact that they cannot compete with clubs such as Inter Miami or Al Nassr, who have reportedly offered the midfielder a whopping €18 million per year with full tax exemption.

In order to convince the midfielder, Barcelona are willing to make provision for a six-month renewal for Busquets that will enable the player to quit Camp Nou at the start of 2024.

This will allow the veteran to take part in the pre-season camp for Inter Miami, as every new edition of MLS usually starts in that period.

The current edition of the MLS ends in October this year. A summer move to Inter Miami, therefore, would not make much of a sporting sense for Busquets, who decided to retire from international football following Spain’s debacle at the 2022 FIFA World Cup.

Busquets is currently spending time on the sideline after picking up a knock in the win over Sevilla. He is expected to return during Barcelona’s second-leg Europa League tie against Manchester United later this month.