Xavi agrees with Dest's departure: Azpilicueta will cover the right-back position

Xavi Hernandez thinks that, between the renewals of Sergi Roberto and Dani Alves and the hypothetical arrival of Cesar Azpilicueta, there will be plenty of players for his right-back, so he has given the go-ahead for Sergino Dest to leave. This is the information echoed this Thursday by the newspaper 'AS' regarding the situation of the former Ajax player.

This does not mean that the coach is unhappy with the player's work, but rather that he understands that the board headed by Joan Laporta may have to do without him due to a question of how the accounts fit together. That is why the idea is to sell him only if an offer arrives that gives the club reason to let him leave.

They are also considering including him in a barter deal to further strengthen the coach's ranks. Bayern Munich's Robert Lewandowski and Leeds United's Raphinha are two of the professionals on the agenda. Both would go for high prices that Dest may help to reduce or agree on lighter conditions -in terms, clauses...

The market value of the former Ajax player is 36.8 million euros, some 15 million more than the amount Barcelona paid to recruit him. If a suitor comes in with a proposal that comes in around these figures, with Xavi's approval as explained above, it would be no surprise if he left Barcelona.

 

May 11, 2022