Barcelona reach two-year extension agreement with Spanish defender – report

Barcelona have reached a contract renewal agreement with Sergi Roberto, according to a report by SPORT. The Spaniard will sign a one-year extension, with an option to extend it for another year depending on some variables.

All Barcelona need to do now is finalise a date on the contract before Roberto signs the deal, and it could be finalised in the coming weeks, depending on the club’s registration issues.

Roberto was offered a contract extension earlier this year with a salary cut, but he declined it. However, he accepted the next offer the club tabled for him with better terms.

Xavi has been all praise for Roberto in press conferences. Roberto was on target for Barcelona yesternight when they registered a 2-0 win over Cadiz, and then also assisted Robert Lewandowski.

Following the game, Xavi said that Roberto has been one of the most unfairly criticised players in Barcelona history.

“I see Sergi Roberto in training, doing well in matches… and yet still he is always criticised. I don’t know how. He’s a bigger Barça fan than the flag itself. I saw it with Marchena in the national team too. The most unfair criticism that I have ever seen in my career,” he said.

With Hector Bellerin leaving Barça in January, Roberto is the only natural fit in that position for Xavi, even though he has largely played as a second fiddle to Jules Kounde. That said, he will likely start in midfield against Manchester United in the Europa League second leg on Thursday.