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Sergio Busquets will announce his future club when LaLiga is won. Will he move to MLS?
The Barça captain will announce his future when the team wins the LaLiga title, which could be in May, against Espanyol.
Sergio Busquets plans to announce his decision when his team are awarded the LaLiga title, AS has learned. Given the way the table lies, the Barça captain could make his destiny known to the public as soon as the derby on May 14th; the club only require two more points to win the title, so a Barcelona win in the game against Espanyol would mean they would be crowned champions of Spain.
Right now, at the club, nobody is yet sure what step Sergio Busquets will take. The player has a renewal offer from FC Barcelona to continue one more year with the option of an extra year, albeit with a substantial reduction in his wage, dropping from €14 million to €7 million per year.
Will Busquets join an MLS team?
It is clear that the renewal offer that he has on the table is less attractive than those he has been dealing with for months, such as the contract proposal from Inter Miami to join MLS, and another from Saudi Arabia. Either of the two offers far exceed the amounts Barça can afford, but they mean hanging up his boots at the top level, while a Barcelona extension keeps the door open for him to continue in a project under construction and with a lot of potential.
In any case, it seems clear that his future will not be linked to that of Lionel Messi (who is having trouble of his own), since the decision will be made before it is known where the Argentine will play next season.
Xavi does not know what Sergio Busquets wants to do
It is a decision that Xavi Hernández is also unaware of, despite his strong friendship with Sergio Busquets. Although, the hush tones and lack of information that the coach provides in his press conferences when he talks about the future of the captain, invite us to think that the midfielder could indeed see his time in Cataluña come to an end.
Whatever is going on inside his head, everything indicates that Busquets will not take long to announce his future, and the clock is ticking down for the LaLiga title ‘distraction’ to be over before the spotlight can be put on himself.
LaLiga Santander 2022/2023
| Classification | PTS | WM | TM | LM |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Barcelona | 82 | 26 | 4 | 3 |
| 2Atlético | 69 | 21 | 6 | 6 |
| 3Real Madrid | 68 | 21 | 5 | 7 |
| Upcoming matches | |
|---|---|
| Espanyol - Barcelona | S-14/05 15:00 |
| Barcelona - R. Sociedad | S-20/05 15:00 |
| Real Valladolid - Barcelona | T-23/05 16:00 |
*Data updated to date May 7th, 2023