Unai Hernandez’s current switch to Saudi Arabia was given the inexperienced gentle, however there was one other deal within the works, one involving Pau Prim.
Nonetheless, as issues stand, Prim stays a part of the reserve staff, and there’s no indication {that a} contract renewal is on the horizon, experiences SPORT.
To make issues extra difficult, the Qatari market, the place a possible transfer for him had been mentioned, has now closed.
This leaves Prim’s future unsure, and his scenario has solely worsened with the closure of the winter switch market in most leagues.
What subsequent for Prim?
Prim, who has spent a number of weeks not even making the squad because of his refusal to resume his contract with Barcelona, now faces an much more precarious place.
In current weeks, there had been hypothesis that he might transfer to Qatar, with Al Sadd and talks underway. Sadly for the midfielder, the Qatari market shut its doorways on January 31, closing off that potential choice.
Pau Prim’s switch failed. (Picture by Vasile Mihai-Antonio/Getty Photos for DFB)
His scenario is additional difficult by the truth that Barcelona will doubtless not obtain a switch payment for him.
Prim’s case is exclusive as a result of his contract with Barcelona expires on June 30, leaving no time for a possible winter switch.
A transfer throughout this window might have been an excellent answer for each events, particularly contemplating how far aside the participant and the membership’s positions have change into.
A transfer that might have been
Prim had sturdy curiosity from Al Sadd and likewise obtained a proposal from Al Qadasiya in Saudi Arabia, however with each switch markets now closed, the potential for a departure this winter has vanished.
The scenario is additional difficult by the truth that Barcelona’s reserve staff, Barça Atlètic, is just not in the very best place both. Having a participant of Prim’s means sitting on the sidelines advantages neither the membership nor the participant.
Nonetheless, the choice rests with the membership’s administration, which has proven previously, with instances like Víctor Barberá, that they’re prepared to take a agency stance.
It doesn’t appear doubtless that Barcelona’s grassroots administration will change their method anytime quickly.