In fact, when he returned to his club, Xavi was clear about Roberto’s situation. Aware that his renewal had been frozen, he instructed that conversations be revived. So much so that a meeting was scheduled last Thursday between the Reus agent and Mateu Alemany to unravel the matter. Eventually, the meeting was not held, but the intention was to hold it this week. Now, with confirmation that the player will be out for at least until March, the parties want to wait to see the outcome of the operation to resume negotiations. However, from the side of the footballer are clear that this circumstance further weakens his position, reluctant so far to accept a salary reduction of more than 30% both for the remainder of the current contract (until 2022) and for the two planned extension exercises (until 2024). Roberto wanted to prove his usefulness to Xavi’s orders to justify a renewal he has always wanted, but reality will lead him to negotiate without sporting arguments, alone and from the gym, praying for recoverers and doctors to get him right. once with the diagnosis and prognosis of your injury.
Injuries that cost millions
The Reus is another example of the bad aim that has been in recent months in the treatment of certain physical problems. The most mediated case was starring Ansu Fati, who had to undergo surgery four times for a meniscus injury and ended up in the hands of two physiotherapists outside the club, in Madrid. The Hispanic Guinean ended up putting the recovery in the hands of his agent, Jorge Mendes, who pulled off the agenda so as not to waste any more time. Last season there were also misdiagnosis with Araujo, who was out for more weeks than expected due to an ankle sprain, and with Pedri, who was pronounced injured when in reality he only had a contusion. In the current season, just the opposite has happened to the canary: he reappeared early in a Champions League match in Lisbon and, due to a relapse in the quadriceps, will not play again until 2022.
To contain this drift, Xavi asked only to land on the bench the return of Ricard Pruna, former teammate of the first team that left Barça fourteen months ago due to deep disagreements with Ramon Canal, still today none of the club’s medical services. The new coach has also given the green light to the departure of Juanjo Brau, responsible for the recoverers who in the summer was about to jump by the pressure of the players, and the departure of Lluís Til and Xavi Yanguas, the two doctors who have accompanied the first team in recent months.
