The management of Barcelona expects that Gerard Pique will keep the promise he once made and leave professional football if he stops getting into the main team of the club.
Gerard Piqué
The Catalan bosses are hoping that Pique will "resign" in the winter, and this will save the "blue garnet" about 68 million euros over a year and a half of the player's upcoming contract.
This season, the 35-year-old star has played only one match for Barça. Xavi preferred a pair of Christiansen-Kunde central defenders to him.