Barcelona captain has three offers to move to Saudi Arabia

Over the past 24 hours, it has been heavily reported in Spain that Barcelona captain Sergio Busquets will be leaving the club at the end of the season when his contract expires.

The 34-year-old club legend had a new contract offer on the table, with Barcelona keen to keep hold of his services for at least one more season. Manager Xavi Hernandez still sees the midfielder as a vital part of his plans and wanted him around beyond 2022/23.

However, it seems like Busquets has decided that the time is right for him to move on, with Barça set to win the La Liga title imminently.

And, as per Ferran Martinez of Mundo Deportivo, the Barcelona captain has as many as three contract offers from clubs in Saudi Arabia.

The Middle Eastern nation is keen to boost its sporting profile ahead of a possible bid to host the FIFA World Cup in 2030. They have already signed Cristiano Ronaldo and are pushing to sign Lionel Messi as well, with Busquets also on the agenda.

As per the report, Busquets has an offer from Al Nassr, which could see him play with former rival Ronaldo in Saudi Arabia.

Apart from them, Al Hilal, who are also keen to sign Messi, have also presented the Barcelona captain with an offer. On top of that, the 34-year-old is also understood to be entertaining a proposal from Al Shabab, who are managed by Vicente Moreno.

In fact, Ferran Martinez is further claiming in a new report that one of Busquets’ agents is already in Riyadh to hold talks and go through the offers from the three aforementioned teams.

It seems that Al Shabab might be losing out in the race, with Al Nassr and Al Hilal coming out more strongly in their pursuit of the Barcelona captain. Having previously offered him a contract worth around €17 million per year (net), they are willing to further increase his renumeration.

While he may have lucrative proposals from Saudi Arabia, it is not certain that he will end up there as MLS outfit Inter Miami is also an option for the former Spanish international.

What is clear is that the midfielder does not wish to play for any other European club after leaving Barcelona.

Busquets could announce his decision to leave today itself according to some reports. As for his next destination, only time will tell where the Barcelona captain ends up next season.