Barcelona captain Sergi Roberto has stated that the club will have to kick him out in order to get rid of him. After 17 years in Blaugrana colours, Roberto joined when he was 14 years of age, he has no intention of leaving just a season after taking over the armband.
Asked what it means to him, and why he is motivated to continue at the club on the B3TTer podcast, Roberto explained that every day at the club is a dream come true for him.
“For me, Barcelona are everything, it’s something unique. I always used to say with my dad, ‘from Barcelona, you have to be kicked out’. I was always very clear that I wanted to be at Barcelona, being a Barcelona fan since I was young, and where else am I going to be as happy as here? I’ve seen other colleagues, who perhaps didn’t have the patience that I did, and they end up going elsewhere, but I was also very clear.”
However he did not close the door on the idea of playing elsewhere before the end of his career. Nevertheless, it wasn’t something he was considering currently.
“It’s true that, and I’ve said this in the past, I would like to play in the American league, MLS. I think it’s an opportunity I would like at the end of my career, and maybe I would play for a year in Europe somewhere, but when I say this, these are things that I see as further down the line.”
Roberto, 31, was a starting right-back during two La Liga-winning seasons under Luis Enrique, but has struggled with injuries of late, seeing his importance decline. This season he has missed seven games through injury, and seen just 224 minutes of action. However Xavi Hernandez continues to praise his leaderhip and professionalism as an example for others, but with his contract up at the end of the season, it will be a conversation that has to be had in the coming months.
httbeJW456
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Not true at all. A weak point at RB most of his career
Barcelona's weeknes in every gen are fulbacks so...
httbeJW456
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Not true at all. A weak point at RB most of his career
Barcelona's weeknes in every gen is fulbacks so...
coteknos
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This is the kind of players every team needs
One bad one is needed to make the others feel better about their skills
Constantinetino
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Shut up we want u out already damn it 😤
Charliey
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Busquets was 35 or so Roberto is 30-31 in the midfield he’s actually good defensively not too great but going forward esp counters he’s quite good
35 years still better than 31 years… Barca should look forward to new players to we see the perfect potential player to play that midfield.. let him go
Raditzz96115
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Not true at all. A weak point at RB most of his career
And he’s not a rb he’s a midfielder Barca shd have searched for a rb sooner Roberto in midfield esp up the field is still decent a good option off the bench esp with counters and stuff
Raditzz96115
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Busquet was better than him and his gone.. time to go nobody forget hims
Busquets was 35 or so Roberto is 30-31 in the midfield he’s actually good defensively not too great but going forward esp counters he’s quite good
DonSazon
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I find this funny.....good player like Dembele gets tempted and leaves.... whereas players like Roberto is trying to hold on like a litch
IMO this is pretty simple... Sergi loves the club and the other (Dembele) wanted money
Charliey
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People easily forget how good Roberto can be in the midfield… it only takes sensible coaches like Pep, Klopp, De Zerbi and Xabi Alonso to make good use of such versatile players. Unlike Lord Xavi😏
Busquet was better than him and his gone.. time to go nobody forget hims
coteknos
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a living Legend
Not true at all. A weak point at RB most of his career
ericjolie69
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People easily forget how good Roberto can be in the midfield… it only takes sensible coaches like Pep, Klopp, De Zerbi and Xabi Alonso to make good use of such versatile players. Unlike Lord Xavi😏
he was good he is old now time to go
ericjolie69
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u need to go
Slow-Kelvin_10
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People easily forget how good Roberto can be in the midfield… it only takes sensible coaches like Pep, Klopp, De Zerbi and Xabi Alonso to make good use of such versatile players. Unlike Lord Xavi😏
Hritangshu93
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I find this funny.....good player like Dembele gets tempted and leaves.... whereas players like Roberto is trying to hold on like a litch
Storm231
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the line that comes to mind
MarcusDobson6
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Roberto is trash,he needs to be replaced, he should have been years ago,if any Barca fans don't want this trash to leave then they are delusional donkies👎👎👎👎
ArokaMurombe
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This is the kind of players every team needs
lieadmrsty
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we wish they do
httbeJW456
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a living Legend