{"id":71718,"date":"2022-09-06T10:08:40","date_gmt":"2022-09-06T09:08:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/barcelona-pique-two-others-not-in-xavis-plans-this-season"},"modified":"2022-09-06T11:24:59","modified_gmt":"2022-09-06T10:24:59","slug":"barcelona-pique-two-others-not-in-xavis-plans-this-season","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/sport\/barcelona-pique-two-others-not-in-xavis-plans-this-season","title":{"rendered":"Barcelona: Pique, two others not in Xavi\u2019s plans this season"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>Three Barcelona players, Gerard Pique, Miralem Pjanic, and Memphis Depay, are not in manager Xavi Hernandez\u2019s plans this season.<\/p>\n<p>According to Sport, Pique, Pjanic and Depay\u2019s futures have been under speculation throughout the summer, with Xavi overseeing a huge rebuild at Camp Nou.<\/p>\n<p>The trio are yet to play any minutes for Barcelona in the LaLiga so far this season, with the competition for places in Xavi\u2019s squad having increased dramatically.<\/p>\n<p>Pique, Pjanic and Depay have spent all of Barcelona\u2019s fixtures on the substitutes bench and are yet to have been called upon by Xavi.<\/p>\n<p>Pique has fallen way down the pecking order in Xavi\u2019s squad, having been the squad leader last season.<\/p>\n<p>The Spanish centre-back is now behind the likes of Eric Garcia, Ronald Araujo, Jules Kounde, and Andreas Christensen.<\/p>\n<p>Pjanic has also fallen down the pecking order in Barca\u2019s midfield, with the likes of Frenkie de Jong, Franck Kessie, Sergio Busquets, Gavi, and Pedri all ahead of him.<\/p>\n<p>The Bosnian midfielder, who spent last season on loan at Turkish side Besiktas, was expected to leave Barcelona this summer but a move to Saudi Arabia failed.<\/p>\n<p>Depay, meanwhile, had seemed to be out of the Catalan club this summer, with a move to Juventus being highly anticipated.<\/p>\n<p>However, a proposed transfer to Juventus broke down, and the former Manchester United star has remained at Barcelona.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\">Nigeria<\/a> Follow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. Three Barcelona players, Gerard Pique, Miralem Pjanic, and Memphis Depay, are not in manager Xavi Hernandez\u2019s plans this season. According to Sport, Pique, Pjanic and Depay\u2019s futures have been under speculation throughout the summer, with Xavi overseeing a huge rebuild at Camp Nou. 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