no place in Barcelona of Xavi Hernandez and without offers from the European market, Riqui Puigone of the great promises of the club, will continue his career in MLS of the United States of America.
According to the latest report by journalist Fabrizio Romano, he from Matadepera has everything agreed Los Angeles Galaxy, the club also agreed to Barca and all that remains is to sign the documents.
The player will sign for three seasons with the California team.
Barcelona have a full agreement with LA Galaxy for Riqui Puig as of yesterday afternoon. A three-year deal being finalized between Puig and the LA Galaxy is the final step before a deal is completed for the Spanish midfielder. 🇪🇸🇺🇸 #LAGalaxy
Papers not yet signed, but all parties are in it.
— Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) August 3, 2022
Riqui Puig’s situation at Fútbol Club Barcelona is a story that repeats itself season after season. There is no position on the team and it is never considered from the coaches, from his appearance, there was always a decision to keep the player at any cost. He may even have a new chapter, because apart from the fact that Xavi himself told the player in May that he is not going to consider him Barca 2022-2023 model year, there is a part of the culé directive that proposed and maintains the possibility of renewal of the player whose contract expires in 2023.
In this 2022 European summer market, there have been several suitors touting Ricky — clubs such as Benfica, Fulham and Fiorentina, among others — although Italy have reported that the player was never in their plans.
Finally without interest in Europe for the one born on August 13, 1999, the Los Angeles Galaxy appear as the next destination for the player, but there is a condition: on Thursday, August 4, the registration process for new footballers in MLS closes. .
Riqui Puig’s journey to Barcelona: from promise to nothing
🔝 The best of the best of Riqui Puig with Barça B 😎.
Watch his Camp Nou debut here https://t.co/tTWwegsIqi pic.twitter.com/AlAqDiaiYL— FC Barcelona (@FCBarcelona_es) December 6, 2018
On 5 December 2018, in a 4–1 win against Cultural Leonesa for the Copa del Rey, Riqui Pugi made his official debut. With a few minutes in the first team, many of those who observed his walk in Barcelona B did not hesitate to christen him as “the new Xavi”, the very DT who told him he would be relinquishing his services, or Iniesta. Imprudence? It can. But it is that youth dazzled the world Barca when the team won the UEFA Youth League for the 2017-2018 season, beating Chelsea in the final (3-0), as their most important success.
Since being promoted, Puig hasn’t had many minutes or the trust of the coaches he used to have. for Ernesto Valverde and Ronald Koeman it was never a valid option and only Quique Setién seemed to take it a bit more seriously than the others.
Riqui Puig’s numbers in the 2021-2022 season
| Tournament | targets | Races | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|
| The championship | 1 | fifteen | 474 |
| Europe League | – | 1 | 8 |
| Copa del Rey | – | 1 | Four five |
| Champions League | – | 1 | 17 |
| Totals | 1 | 18 | 544 |
