http://www.mundodeportivo.com/20131...xtrano-caso-de-sergi-roberto_54392974759.html
- Tottenham, AC Milan and Liverpool already contacted his agent Josep Maria Orobitg
- Real Madrid and Man City also interested
- Contracted till 2015 with €20m release clause
- Besides lack of playing time, Barca has also made recent midfield signings in Joan Àngel Román and Denis Suárez (both from Man City)
Elsewhere,
[article=http://www.marca.com/2013/11/03/en/football/barcelona/1383505671.html]Sergi Roberto is the outfield player least used by Gerardo Martino, with the exception of Afellay (out through injury) and Cuenca (recently recovered); neither of whom has played yet. The youth team player has so far only racked up 20 minutes over three games: Málaga (8 minutes), Valencia (1) and Real Sociedad (11).
Although regularly included in the squad, he is often the sacrificed player who ends up sitting it out in the stands. Nevertheless, the Barça player has lost none of his enthusiasm in spite of his lack of real playing time, as his latest message to his fans clearly illustrates: "Pick yourself up, breathe, smile and keep going. If you keep on fighting for what you want, sooner or later it will come."[/article]
[article=http://www.fcbarcelona.com/football/first-team/detail/article/sergi-roberto-the-patient-midfielder]Sergi Roberto was 14 years old when he left his hometown of Reus to join La Masia at FC Barcelona. Now 21, he has spent a third of his life at Barça, having made his first team debut it 2010 and now in 2013/2014 he has finally been made an official member of the first team squad and is closer than ever to a regular spot in the first eleven.
Sergi Roberto spent three years playing with the different youth teams, and then enjoyed four seasons with Barça B, first playing in Division 2B and then in 2A. Every one of his previous coaches has used him as a regular first team member.
Luis Enrique handed him his B team debut in 2009/2010, and that same season, in a Copa del Rey game with Ceuta, Pep Guardiola gave him a chance in the first team. In 2011, Sergi Roberto even got to play his first Champions League match, and none other than the semi-final at the Santiago Bernabéu.
Sergi Roberto is not the typical midfielder to come out of La Masia. Although he naturally developed the same short passing game and the ability to read the play, Roberto is also a physical player and likes to take a more direct approach. This adds an exciting element of unpredictability to the Barça style, which is a constant cause of bother for rival defences.[/article]
- Tottenham, AC Milan and Liverpool already contacted his agent Josep Maria Orobitg
- Real Madrid and Man City also interested
- Contracted till 2015 with €20m release clause
- Besides lack of playing time, Barca has also made recent midfield signings in Joan Àngel Román and Denis Suárez (both from Man City)
Elsewhere,
[article=http://www.marca.com/2013/11/03/en/football/barcelona/1383505671.html]Sergi Roberto is the outfield player least used by Gerardo Martino, with the exception of Afellay (out through injury) and Cuenca (recently recovered); neither of whom has played yet. The youth team player has so far only racked up 20 minutes over three games: Málaga (8 minutes), Valencia (1) and Real Sociedad (11).
Although regularly included in the squad, he is often the sacrificed player who ends up sitting it out in the stands. Nevertheless, the Barça player has lost none of his enthusiasm in spite of his lack of real playing time, as his latest message to his fans clearly illustrates: "Pick yourself up, breathe, smile and keep going. If you keep on fighting for what you want, sooner or later it will come."[/article]
[article=http://www.fcbarcelona.com/football/first-team/detail/article/sergi-roberto-the-patient-midfielder]Sergi Roberto was 14 years old when he left his hometown of Reus to join La Masia at FC Barcelona. Now 21, he has spent a third of his life at Barça, having made his first team debut it 2010 and now in 2013/2014 he has finally been made an official member of the first team squad and is closer than ever to a regular spot in the first eleven.
Sergi Roberto spent three years playing with the different youth teams, and then enjoyed four seasons with Barça B, first playing in Division 2B and then in 2A. Every one of his previous coaches has used him as a regular first team member.
Luis Enrique handed him his B team debut in 2009/2010, and that same season, in a Copa del Rey game with Ceuta, Pep Guardiola gave him a chance in the first team. In 2011, Sergi Roberto even got to play his first Champions League match, and none other than the semi-final at the Santiago Bernabéu.
Sergi Roberto is not the typical midfielder to come out of La Masia. Although he naturally developed the same short passing game and the ability to read the play, Roberto is also a physical player and likes to take a more direct approach. This adds an exciting element of unpredictability to the Barça style, which is a constant cause of bother for rival defences.[/article]
