Mohammed Jalal

Barcelona's administration is looking forward to expelling its defender, Gerard Pique, next summer, after his contract was leaked in the last hours by the Spanish press.And the newspaper "El Mundo" had succeeded in publishing a leak of Pique's contract with Barcelona, in which he asked to become the highest-paid defender in the world, not for the money, but rather he wanted to be more than his colleague in the Spain national team Sergio Ramos, the Real Madrid defender.At the present time, Pique's contract with Barcelona extends until the summer of 2024, and although he is the most paid player in the ranks of Barcelona, he no longer finds his place in the starting lineup of Barca, as Xavi Hernandez relies on the two central defenders, Ronald Araujo and Christine.And Mundo Deportivo newspaper revealed that Barcelona has an option to terminate Pique's contract next summer without returning to him, in the event that he participated in less than 35% of Barca's matches this season, which can be done by agreement between the club's management and Xavi.And the newspaper pointed out that Barcelona is expected to play from 50 to 55 matches this season in the Spanish League, the King’s Cup and European competitions, and therefore Barca needs not to participate in more than 19 matches, in order to terminate his contract next summer without returning to him.Pique has not participated with Barcelona so far, except in one match against Cadiz in the Spanish League, and he also participated as a substitute against Victoria Plzen in the Champions League.The newspaper pointed out that Barcelona, in the event of stability on the departure of Pique, Xavi will be ready as a replacement, most likely Athletic Bilbao defender Inigo Martinez