Barcelona captain’s continuity is becoming more unlikely every day – report

Earlier today, Toni Juanmarti reported that Barcelona are making positive progress in talks with Athletico Paranaense over the signing of Vitor Roque next summer.

The 18-year-old has emerged as one of the Blaugrana’s top targets for the summer and things seem to be headed in the right direction for the club as far as his pursuit is concerned.

But for the operation to go through successfully, Barça will need to sort out their Financial Fair Play problems by shedding around €200 million from their wage bill.

And in order to make that happen, the Catalans will have to make a few sales in the summer, while the future of captain Sergio Busquets will also have a major say, adds the report from Toni Juanmarti.

In fact, it adds that the Barcelona captain’s continuity at Spotify Camp Nou is becoming more and more unlikely with each passing day.

Busquets is one of the highest earners at Barça and his current contract at the club expires in less than three months.

A renewal at his current wages would be impossible due to budgetary constraints. Reports suggest that Barcelona want to keep him at the club for one more year, but he would have to reduce his wages by three times his current salary.

Whether the 34-year-old would be open to accepting such a proposal remains to be seen, especially when he can get much more lucrative deals from clubs in Saudi Arabia and the USA.

Either way, Busquets’ future will have a repercussion on Barcelona’s plans for the summer. And only time will tell if he accepts a major pay cut and continues at Camp Nou or decides to embark on a new journey outside Europe.