Barcelona doubts with Pique

The situation

The case of Gerard Hammered already is in the center of the debate in Barcelona. In fact, in the club there are doubts about the central defender. In addition to his repeated physical problems last season, the club believes that he is too often at the center of the hurricane due to his controversies and his business outside of football. Also his file, with the economic situation that the club is experiencing, seems to be a problem. Piqué receives 19 million net per season. At 35 years old, the entity is aware that his performance is not in line with the amount he receives, but he still has two more seasons left on his contract. His salary at the moment represents a high burden for a club that needs to lower its wage bill. A hypothetical departure of Piqué would be an important respite for Barcelona in order to face the signings of Lewandowski or Bernardo Silva, among others.

The details

However, at the moment, Barcelona do not know how to deal with the Piqué issue, since he is a club legend and one of the main referents of the fans, so everything seems to indicate that it will be the player himself who decides when and how he will leave Barcelona. However, in an interview granted to El País in October 2011, the center-back assured: “I will not agree to retire as a substitute.” A phrase that he recalled to the one he uttered in 2019 after 2-8 in Lisbon, when he assured that he would be the first to step aside if it became a problem. We will see if Piqué considers that the time has come to step aside or if he decides to continue at Barça.In the Barça club there are those who understand that the second option would be the best for all parties.