Saturday, 8 August 2020

To be recruited by Manchester City, Sergi Roberto does not want to leave Barcelona

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DBasia.news – Manchester City are reportedly looking to sign Barcelona’s all-around player, Sergi Roberto. However, Man City’s desire seems to be in trouble, as the player doesn’t want to leave the Blaugrana.

The Citizens manager, Josep Guardiola is looking for a new right-back. Apparently Pep was not satisfied with Joao Cancelo’s performance. As a result, the Citizens has began to spread the net.

Roberto is on the radar of the British elite. This 28-year-old football agent, Josep Maria Orobitg, immediately dismissed the growing issue.

“Sergi Roberto has no plans to leave Barca,” said Orobitg, as  quoted from Sportsmole, Wednesday (5/8).

On the other hand, there hasn’t been an official approach that other clubs have taken, on their clients. Including City, so he hasn’t commented much.

According to him, for now, Roberto only needs to honor his contract with the Blaugrana for the next two years. Sergi Roberto’s original position was a midfielder. Over time, he can be placed in the right-back area.

He is a senior player at Barcelona. A La Masia academy graduate. This is the 10th season Roberto is in the first team of Barca. In that time span, he played in 282 matches in various competitions, and scored one goal.

The Catalan giants failed to defend their La Liga title. However, the team is still competing in Europe. Sergi Roberto and colleagues will meet Napoli.

The second leg duel in the top 16 of the Champions League takes place at the Camp Nou Stadium, Barcelona headquarters, Sunday (9/8) AM.

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