Barcelona veteran on Manchester City radar for next summer

During his time at Barcelona, Pep Guardiola formed arguably the greatest midfield trio in the history of the game in the form of Xavi, Andres Iniesta, and Sergio Busquets. While Xavi and Iniesta were already a significant part of the team and first-teamers, Busquets’ big break came through Guardiola, who was displaced Yaya Toure from the starting XI.

Thus, it comes as no surprise now that Manchester City are interested in signing Busquets in the summer, as reported by El Nacional. The Spaniard is reportedly fed up with Ronald Koeman’s ways and is open to a move away from the Catalan capital.

City signed Rodri in the summer of 2019 to replace the ageing Fernandinho, and the Spaniard has finally started to fit in the team. Thus, the links of them signing Busi are rather interesting. He could serve as a short-term option for Pep’s team, mentoring Rodri during that time.

Busquets is one of the few one-man players left in the world, establishing himself as one of the best players in his position and one of the best ever midfielders. However, he has looked out of place at Barça for a couple of years now.

That said, he has been absolutely brilliant for the Spanish national team, and especially under Luis Enrique. In fact, he was awarded the Player of the Tournament award for his exploits in the UEFA Nations League as recently as last night.

The report further states that Busquets will be offered a two-year contract for City, with the option to join New York City FC — Man City’s sister club — for another two years. If there is any truth to this, Barcelona must be well-equipped to find suitable replacements.