Sergio Busquets joined FC Barcelona in July 2005 – at the age of 16. He has never played professionally for any club other than the Catalans. The Spaniard is a legend at the club, has won the Champions League three times, has been Spanish champion eight times and won the cup seven times.
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But the midfielder’s career is coming to an end. His contract expires next summer, when he will be 35 years old. Whether it will be extended is currently completely open. Barça coach Xavi (42) is driving the upheaval, including the rejuvenation of the squad. And he pays no attention to deserving players, big names. As the examples of Gerard Pique (35) and Jordi Alba (33) show this season…
According to a report by the British “Mirror”, the Catalans already have a successor to Busquets (34) in their sights: Chelsea star Jorginho (30)!
The contract of the Italian international, who was born in Brazil, also expires next summer. Barça hope to sign the midfielder on a free transfer.
Jorginho is one of the top performers and regular players in the “Blues”. He came to London from SSC Napoli in 2018 for 57 million euros. With Chelsea he won the Europa League (2018/19), the Champions League (2020/21) and the Intercontinental Cup (2022). He also became European champion (2021) with the Italian national team. In the same year he was voted Europe’s Footballer of the Year.
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A lot now depends on how the new Chelsea coach Graham Potter plans. The “Mirror” writes whether he is counting on Jorginho or has another vision.
Chelsea is one of a number of top European clubs (Liverpool, Real Madrid, Manchester United, among others) that are looking for the services of Dortmund’s English midfielder Jude Bellingham (19). The BVB youngster’s contract runs until 2025.
