It seems the Catalan press are having a Sergi Roberto appreciation week, which is fully deserved.
The 25 year old had a great game for Barcelona against Real Betis at the weekend, scoring his side’s second goal, and proving he can pretty much play wherever is asked of him.
With Neymar gone and Luis Suarez injured, Roberto was used by Ernesto Valverde in a more attacking midfield role, and looked perfectly in place.
His performance has led to articles with headlines like ‘Sergi Roberto and 10 more’, showing how valued he is.
Barcelona player.
Catalan newspaper Mundo Deportivo say Chelsea have been especially interested, and Antonio Conte held a summit on Friday.
The purpose of the Chelsea transfer summit was for Conte and his colleagues to work out a way to convince Roberto leave Barcelona and move to Stamford Bridge.
A very hard, and maybe impossible, task even before the start, performance, and goal on Saturday.
As the Catalan press seem to love repeating, several Premier League clubs want Sergi Roberto, but, as long as he feels he’ll get chances at Barcelona, a move is unlikely.
