Barcelona rejected offer from Tottenham for midfielder

Sergi Roberto was linked with Tottenham Hotspur in the summer, but the paper has claimed that Spurs made an approach to sign him months before that.

Sergi Roberto was last weekend linked with a €6 million offer from Manchester United, but the latest reports out of Spain claim the Red Devils are wasting their time.

Spanish newspaper Mundo Deportivo have run a report on Barcelona's commitment to the central midfielder, who has made three brief substitute appearances in La Liga this season.

Roberto was linked with Tottenham Hotspur in the summer, but the paper has claimed that Spurs made an approach to sign him months before that.

They write: "Although now it's Manchester United who are pushing for him, also speculation with Bayern - Barca last season received a proposal from Tottenham for him to go on loan in January and the club and closed its doors.

"The Barca coach has met with the player, has conveyed his full confidence and asked him to be patient, 'your time will come this season'."

From Barcelona's perspective there was little to lose from allowing the player to join Spurs on loan in January, but they resisted anyway.

When Thiago was sold in the summer, Barcelona fans were quick to point to Roberto as a replacement, and adamant that he should not be allowed to leave in the same way as the now Bayern man.

United fans dreaming of bringing him in should likely accept now that it is unlikely to happen. Even it seems attracting one of Barcelona's sixth of seventh choice central midfielders is looking like a task too difficult.Sergi Roberto was last weekend linked with a €6 million offer from Manchester United, but the latest reports out of Spain claim the Red Devils are wasting their time.

Spanish newspaper Mundo Deportivo have run a report on Barcelona's commitment to the central midfielder, who has made three brief substitute appearances in La Liga this season.

Roberto was linked with Tottenham Hotspur in the summer, but the paper has claimed that Spurs made an approach to sign him months before that.

They write: "Although now it's Manchester United who are pushing for him, also speculation with Bayern - Barca last season received a proposal from Tottenham for him to go on loan in January and the club and closed its doors.

"The Barca coach has met with the player, has conveyed his full confidence and asked him to be patient, 'your time will come this season'."

From Barcelona's perspective there was little to lose from allowing the player to join Spurs on loan in January, but they resisted anyway.

When Thiago was sold in the summer, Barcelona fans were quick to point to Roberto as a replacement, and adamant that he should not be allowed to leave in the same way as the now Bayern man.

United fans dreaming of bringing him in should likely accept now that it is unlikely to happen. Even it seems attracting one of Barcelona's sixth of seventh choice central midfielders is looking like a task too difficult.

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