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Sergio Busquets has named Manchester City’s Rodri and Real Sociedad’s Martin Zubimendi as his potential successors.
Busquets is set to play his final competitive game for Barcelona this weekend against Celta Vigo at Balaidos stadium, bringing an end to his 15-year first-team career at La Blaugrana.
The holding midfielder leaves the club as the third highest appearance maker in its history, and with three UEFA Champions League, nine La Liga, seven Copa del Rey and three FIFA Club World Cup winners’ medals.
In light of Busquets’ departure, Barca manager Xavi Hernandez has explained that finding a replacement for the legendary midfielder was a priority for the club during the summer.
“You have to find that piece. If we want to compete well next year, it’s essential,” Xavi remarked. “Busi has been fundamental to getting the Super Cup and La Liga. We have to find a very important player to replace Busquets.”
In an interview with Mundo Deportivo, Busquets himself was asked who he believes has the skillset to replace him at Barcelona, and the 34-year-old was keen to pick out Zubimendi and City star Rodri as players who shared his footballing ‘DNA’.
“I know there’s a lot of talk about players, about Rodri, about Zubimendi,” Busquets said. “They are very good players and perhaps the ones that most match the DNA and the style that is wanted here but they are in another team, they belong to another club.
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