Report: Barcelona slap €60 million asking price on defender

Barça is putting up prices for his players as the institution tries to reverse the critical financial situation. The latest player to be priced has been Sergi Roberto. Barcelona has reportedly informed other clubs that €60 million is the price set for the defender born in Reus, Catalunya, Mundo Deportivo says.

It is understandable that under the current financial situation from the Catalans, the new president Joan Laporta might have to fight against the gigantic debt that the club is facing shortly.

Sergi Roberto (29 years old) is a versatile player whose career started as a midfielder. However, as his playing minutes in the first team were not happening as much as wanted for the player, the former Barcelona coach Luis Enrique, tried the Catalan player on a new position that ended up being where he played most minutes in his career.

Although he has played as a defender during most of the seasons at Camp Nou, the player has repeatedly stated that he feels way more comfortable playing as a midfielder but assures to be satisfied playing as a right-back, as the team will always be in more need of players in the defensive line than a midfield which is full talent nowadays.

Roberto, one of the four captains of the first team, is a recognized Blaugrana with a high implication with the Catalan institution, an example of this is that he voted for the club’s election last Sunday. As he is emotionally attached to Barça, it would be a hard decision to let a dedicated player like him go away.

There are other players in a similar situation, like Samuel Umtiti, Junior Firpo, or Miralem Pjanic, who don’t receive many playing minutes from Ronald Koeman and have a quite high salary compared to their performances. We will see if the club finds a solution like getting them transferred to another club or renegotiating their respective contracts.