Barcelona director opens up on the future of club captain: “He has the choice”

Speaking ahead of Barcelona’s La Liga clash against Villarreal, the club’s sports director Jordi Cruyff has opened up on the future of captain and veteran midfielder Sergio Busquets.

The 34-year-old is in the final five months of his contract with Barcelona and is yet to pen a renewal. The La Masia graduate has been linked with a move away to the likes of MLS club Inter Miami and Saudi Arabian giants Al Nassr.

However, Barça manager Xavi Hernandez is desperate to keep hold of Busquets at Spotify Camp Nou for one more season.

The midfielder himself is ready to renew for one more year according to reports, but has been left disappointed by the fact that the Catalans are yet to table a fresh contract proposal for him.

Amidst this, Cruyff has given his opinion on the situation, stating that Busquets has earned the right to decide what he wants and will convey his choice once he has made the final call.

“Busi will make the decision he wants, he has the choice and when he has made the decision he will say so,” Cruyff said (h/t Carpetas FCB).

The Barcelona director also gave his two cents on the situation of Ansu Fati, who has found it hard to break into Xavi’s plans this season and has been heavily linked with a move away in the summer.

The manager had dismissed the rumours of a summer exit during his pre-match press conference on Saturday. And Cruyff echoed similar sentiments, stating that the club had complete trust in Fati.

“Ansu? I understand Xavi’s reaction, there are matches every three days. It doesn’t make sense to talk about leaving but we trust Ansu. He needs to gain confidence and we have a lot of hope on him,” he said (h/t Actualite Barça).