Barça has parked all its renewals until the end of the season …, except for Messi. The decision includes important contract extensions such as that of the homegrown players Ilaix Moriba, Ansu Fati or Mingueza; that of the new Dembélé and that of one of the captains, Sergi Roberto. The Barça club's priorities are clear and they start with sports. From the Barça club it is considered that winning the double is more possible than ever and that is the slogan for the dressing room, which focuses on sports until May 23, when the League ends. If Barça win everything, he will be champion and will sign a season more than remarkable when nobody gave a penny for him in September.
Joan Laporta and Mateo Alemany will only make an exception with the renewal policy. Obviously, it's about Messi's continuity. With Jorge, the player's father, already in Europe, they will try to start a renovation that He put his first guidelines in the informal food that Laporta and the same player had a few weeks ago. Obviously, Messi's predisposition to continue has changed a lot in recent months. He feels comfortable with the new president and, in addition, he sees green shoots in the squad, with a batch of young people willing to leave everything for the captain and with a high level of football in players like De Jong, Pedri or Dest, Mingueza themselves , Ilaix …
Of course, Barça is aware that, in addition to Messi, it has strategic renovations to resolve in the summer. One of the most disturbing is that of Ilaix Moriba, La Masia's new sensation who, at 18, has played at a high level in his first games under Koeman and whose last renovation was already expensive. But the Ansu case is also pending, for which Barça has an option until 2024. Barça wants to execute it, but for this they will have to improve the economic conditions of the player born in Bissau. These two renovations are a priority for Barça. Simpler will be that of Mingueza. Barça has him tied up until 2023, but wants to make him a longer contract with conditions also in line with his new status as a first-team player.
Another strategic renewal for the project is that of Ousmane Dembélé, who has finally offered a relatively regular performance in this 2021 course and on whom Barça must make a decision. Renewing it is the first objective. Then, you would have to consider whether to do business with him or keep him as an important part of the first team next season. If the plan is to sell him, extending the contract will be more difficult because the player would be free next season and could put the money from the transfer bonus in his pocket.
Finally, there is the case of Sergi Roberto. Barça's fourth captain, who is about to leave the club last season for City, ends his contract in 2022. Barça intends to extend his commitment, but also to renegotiate his emoluments. But before all that, double and Messi. If there is renewal, one could even speak of a triplet.