A graduate of the Catalan Barcelona academy, Sergi Roberto, was not in great demand from Ronald Koeman during the work of the Dutch mentor at the head of Blaugranas, and just in the last month of the former head coach's cadence there was a period when the player and the club were trying to agree on a contract extension.

As a result, the negotiations fell through, as a result of which the 29-year-old football player had a real prospect of leaving his home club at the end of the current season as a free agent..

However, the situation around Roberto's figure changed dramatically as soon as its new head coach, Xavi, became at the helm of Barcelona, \u200b\u200bwho sees the prospects for Sergi's presence in the main squad under his leadership..

According to the Spanish press, the management of the Catalan club has already taken the initiative to the player's agent, Josep Maria Orobitga, to start from scratch the discussion of the terms of a possible updated agreement..

Last time, the parties settled on a reduction in the player's salary, subject to the extension of the contract for two additional seasons.