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Roberto’s wife Coral Simanovich is an Israeli model working mostly in the United States and for that he could not guarantee her safety in a country backing Palestine in the Gaza conflict.
The club captain’s contract expires at the end of the season and Barca are reluctant to offer him a new deal. The 32-year-old is now being tipped for a move to the USA’s Major Soccer League (MLS).
Roberto regularly goes on holiday to New York so it would seem apt if he made that decision.