Official: Sergi Roberto signs one-year contract extension with Barcelona

Against all odds, Sergi Roberto has extended his contract with Barcelona, adding another year to his deal, which will now last until 2023. The official extension has been announced on the club’s official social media channels.

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Barça were not open to extending Roberto’s contract initially due to his less-than-ideal performances, coupled with his injury concerns in the last two seasons.

However, Xavi publicly talked about wanting Roberto to continue at the club. The player was also willing to take a massive salary pay-cut, reported at around 60%, which helped Barcelona renew him without much fuss.

This also comes on the back of the Blaugranes‘ failed pursuit of Noussair Mazraoui, who was initially expected to join them on a free transfer, but re-routed over to Bayern Munich, who offered him a significantly higher salary.

Barcelona are now chasing Cesar Azpilicueta to reinforce the right-back position, who will join Sergino Dest, Dani Alves, and now Sergi Roberto in this role.