Barcelona to decide future of unsettled Javier Mascherano in the coming weeks, reveals club director
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Barcelona will make a decision on Javier Mascherano’s future in the coming weeks.
Unsettled Mascherano, 33, has fallen down the pecking order at the Nou Camp despite being one of the club’s most consistent performers since signing seven years ago.
He has made just 10 appearances under Ernesto Valverde this season.
Barcelona director Guillero Amor has revealed that the club are working to resolve the defender’s situation.
Speaking to Movistar, Amor said: "What happens with Mascherano we will see soon.
(Image: AFP)
(Image: AFP)
"We have to see the movements and how everything happens.
"Mascherano is a captain, he is a winner and he is very important for us, when he plays and when he does not play, when he is injured or on the bench."
Growing frustrated with his playing opportunities, Mascherano revealed earlier this month that he was considering leaving Barcelona.
There is still a year and a half left on his current deal but he is open to a move, with a return to childhood club River Plate an option.
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(Image: REUTERS)
"I think that my stage here is ending," he told ESPN.
"It makes sense that after such a long time there's not much more I can do in this club.
"I'm not saying it with a heavy heart. I've had the best years of my career in this club. I'll never forget it.
"I'm one of those people that thinks that you have to know when is the right time to end a stage.
"I would like to close mine (at Barcelona) on the right time but it doesn't really depend on me."