Barcelona midfielder Miralem Pjanic has revealed his want to see out his contract at Camp Nou, whereas additionally stating his eager followership of Italian soccer.
The 32-year-old remains to be on the books for the Blaugrana however spent the whole lot of final season on mortgage with Turkish Tremendous Lig facet Besiktas.
Nonetheless, Pjanic nonetheless has ambitions to make his Barcelona profession a hit. In feedback attributed to the Bosnia worldwide, he revealed that his speedy focus is on seeing out the rest of his two-year contract with the Catalans.
“Barca has at all times been a dream for me: I comply with Italian soccer so much, I prefer it. However for now, I think about myself staying at Barça for 2 years and ending my contract. Then we’ll see. By no means say by no means.”
Pjanic joined the Catalans from Juventus in the summertime of 2020. Nonetheless, he struggled for gametime at Camp Nou and made simply 19 league appearances in his debut season on the membership.
The previous AS Roma man began simply six La Liga matches within the 2020-21 marketing campaign. He was an unused substitute in 9 of the final 13 matches of the marketing campaign.
His lack of gametime noticed him loaned out to Turkey after only one season. Nonetheless, issues didn’t enhance a lot as accidents restricted him to simply 16 begins within the Turkish league.
Barcelona’s ongoing squad overhaul means Miralem Pjanic won’t have a future at Camp Nou
Pjanic nonetheless has two years left on his present cope with Barcelona however it’s unlikely that he’ll play a component in the way forward for the membership.
His mortgage spell away final season robbed him of the possibility to impress Xavi first-hand and stake a declare for a daily berth in the course of the park.
In his absence, the likes of Pedri, Gavi and Nico Gonzalez have turn out to be regulars. Franck Kessie’s impending addition on a free switch from AC Milan (in keeping with The Guardian) additionally reduces the spots left in midfield.
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Pjanic stays a top quality participant on his day and will make a distinction along with his passing and set-piece means. Nonetheless, his speedy future might not lie at Camp Nou and a transfer away from Catalonia may be in his finest pursuits.
The previous Lyon man has understanding of the Italian top-flight, having spent 9 stellar seasons within the Italian top-flight with AS Roma and Juventus.
His assertion of following Italian soccer carefully may be a touch in the direction of a possible return to Serie A.
