The arrival of Xavi Hernandez on the bench at Camp Nou has changed many things in the FC Barcelona, to the point that youngsters from the quarry are having their first chances in the elite and the collective performance is leaving better sensations. But not everything is color of roses.
One of the things that have not changed with the arrival of Xavi is the situation of Riqui Puig who, as with Ernesto Valverde and Ronald Koeman, still does not enter into the plans for the future of the club. His departure is getting closer to being realized.
A news that does not surprise anyone
The young squad, who received the support of Joan Laporta when he was elected as the new president of the club, still does not earn a place in the starting team and it seems that his position in the rotation is increasingly excluded due to the emergence of Nico González and Gavi, who are the names that have performed the best in these first two games of the Xavi era.
The return of Pedri after his injury will take even more space from Riqui Puig, who has not convinced Xavi either in these first weeks of work and the coach has commented to Joan Laporta that he is one of the footballers with whom they can get a good amount of money in the winter transfer market, considering the incorporation of a forward center in the same period.
Barcelona is willing to listen to offers for the youth squad, but would only let him out if an important proposal arrives that meets their financial requirements. It is a club heritage, despite not being important in the first team rotation.
Xavi is clear about it. He is a talented footballer, but he is not yet in a position to be important in a world-class team. And with 22 years is being in the shade by players much younger than him.
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