Barcelona To Sell Sergino Dest In January

Sergino Dest was one of many Barcelona players that had to settle for a loan spell elsewhere after falling out of favour under the leadership of Xavi Hernandez.

The American international joined AC Milan on a season-long loan deal, in order to revive his career after a difficult start to life at Camp Nou.

However, halfway into the new season, Dest has not been able to showcase his qualities in Serie A. He has had issues with fitness and has mustered only 151 minutes of league football and a total of just one start in the league.

Dest’s struggles with form and fitness forced Milan to either rely on Davide Calabria or opt for a back three with Junior Messias starting on the right flank. And there are no indications that Milan would like to make the deal permanent.

According to Diario SPORT (h/t Diario SPORT), Barcelona have no intention of keeping hold of Dest either, when he comes back from his loan spell at Milan after the end of the season.

It appears the Catalans have no plans for the American international, who has struggled to live up to his expectations since joining the club from Ajax. His struggles with form mean he will likely be offloaded by Barça on a permanent deal next summer.

Dest’s departure, in fact, could be a crucial element in Barcelona’s quest to reshape the right-back department that has lacked quality in recent years. Dest is not the only right-back set to depart Camp Nou either, with Hector Bellerin widely expected to leave for free in January.

Sergi Roberto’s contract also expires at the end of the season, meaning Barcelona could get desperate to get their hands on a new right-back in the upcoming January transfer window.

The Catalans have already targeted a few players in the market, including Manchester United ace Diogo Dalot. But whether or not they can succeed in the race to sign the Portuguese international remains to be seen.

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