Barcelona offer a two-year contract worth €3-4 million to exit-linked midfielder

According to Gerard Romero’s Jijantes FC, Barcelona midfielder Sergio Busquets’ agent, Josep Maria Orobitg, held a meeting with club directors Mateu Alemany and Jordi Cruyff to discuss his contract renewal.

As per the report, Barça have offered him a two-year contract with the second year of the deal being an optional one based on the number of appearances.

It is further claimed that the club captain would pocket net wages worth around €3-4 million per year only, which will be a significant reduction in his salary.

The 34-year-old has less than four months left on his current contract with Barcelona. And manager Xavi Hernandez is intent on keeping hold of his captain for one more year as the veteran star remains an important cog in the scheme of things.

However, a formal contract offer has not yet been tabled to Busquets, who also has proposals from the likes of Inter Miami and Al Nassr.

During a media interaction last week, president Joan Laporta confirmed that Barcelona intend to offer a contract to the La Masia graduate.

“Busquets is important and I think Xavi wants him to stay for another year. We have not yet made an offer, but we will make one shortly so that he can continue for one more year. He has to value many aspects: family, country, other offers,” Laporta had said.

Now, it seems like talks have started in that direction as Orobitg held a meeting with the two club directors, Cruyff and Alemany, to discuss the renewal of the former Spain captain.

But a new deal will only be possible if Busquets is willing to accept a steep pay cut. The Spaniard is one of the highest earners at Barça and given the club’s need to cut their wage budget by at least €150 million, retaining him on his current salary is impossible.

Busquets has played 32 games across all competitions for Barcelona this season and has registered three assists in the process.

While he is not getting any younger, the midfielder has put in some assured displays at the base of the midfield. Xavi’s recent switch of deploying four central midfielders has served to help his captain.

Only time will tell whether he is willing to accept a reduced salary and remain at Camp Nou for one more year.