Pedro Rodríguez has made up his mind. He wants to leave Barcelona this summer. Over the last few months, the player has been thinking long and hard about his situation and has come to the conclusion that with Leo Messi, Neymar and Luis Suárez in the team, his chances of getting a look-in are slim. With this analysis, he has decided that once the season is over, he will ask for a meeting with his club to tell them that he wants out.

Until then, he will bide his time and not rock the boat. Last Wednesday, he said that no decision will be taken until the end of the season. The decision has in fact been taken, but for now at least, not communicated.

This does not necessarily mean that the player will indeed leave. Pedro still has a year left on his contract and Josep Maria Bartomeu is seeing how the club has lost players such as Xavi and Alves – with the club unable to bring in new players until 2016. The only way that Barça will give Pedro his marching papers is if first a succulent offer comes in for him. Until that happens, the player will just have to put up and shut up...