Xavi confirms Miralem Pjanic will remain at Barcelona

Barcelona supervisor Xavi has confirmed midfielder Miralem Pjanic will stay on the membership for the upcoming season.

The Bosnian has endured a torrid time in Spain following his arrival from Juventus in a deal value in extra of €60m in the summertime of 2020.

Pjanic spent final season on mortgage with Besiktas in Turkey after falling out of favour below Xavi’s predecessor Ronald Koeman.

Nonetheless, the 32-year-old’s performances in pre-season this summer time have persuaded the Barca boss that he can function successfully as Sergio Busquets’ understudy in midfield.

When quizzed on whether or not there was adequate depth within the midfield division following the mortgage departure of Nico Gonzalez, Xavi responded: “We’ve got choices to exchange Busquets.

“There may be Pjanic, who has satisfied me and can keep.

“And likewise we’ve [Franck] Kessie, [Andreas] Christensen, and [Frenkie] de Jong.”

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Xavi additionally opened up on the way forward for Frenkie de Jong, with 90min revealing earlier this week that Barcelona are close to agreeing a deal with Chelsea for the Dutchman.

“For me he is a crucial footballer,” mentioned the Barca boss.

“I can use him and between now and August 31, we’ll see what occurs. The market continues to be open.

“We do not know what is going to occur to Frenkie, [Pierre-Emerick] Aubameyang or the remainder of the squad.”

Barcelona welcome Rayo Vallecano to Camp Nou as they kick off their La Liga marketing campaign this weekend. The Catalan membership completed 13 factors behind champions Actual Madrid final time period as their bitter rivals collected a league and Champions League double.

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