Why Sergio Busquets Is the 1 Player Barcelona Can’t Afford to Lose This Summer

Barcelona losing Lionel Messi is an unthinkable prospect. Of course he would be the man they have to keep at all costs, but the reality is it’s unlikely to see him leave the Camp Nou until he feels it’s time to either retire or see out his playing days in Argentina.

So among the realistic options of players who could depart, the one man Barcelona can’t afford to lose is Sergio Busquets.

It shouldn’t be this way; the 27-year-old has done enough over the years to be a “must-keep”. And there’s nobody at Barcelona who wants to see him walk away.

But trouble with money means Barcelona haven’t given him the pay rise that the star has been promised for some time.

Per Sport, the Badia-born midfielder is starting to lose patience.

The article read:

Barcelona promised him they would give him a big rise, to convert him into one of the best paid players in the squad, but the eagerness of the player is clashing with the slow approach from the club on this matter.

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The player, for his part, thinks he has been made to wait a long time and now his patience is ending. He will have to wait until the end of the season to find out the plans of the club. It may be an improvement in terms but not …

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