Sergio Busquets leaves FC Barcelona

It’s a resounding announcement. Sergio Busquets (34) will leave FC Barcelona at the end of the season and his contract. The club has just formalized the news through a press release and a video, confirming the information of recent hours released in the Catalan media. After Gerard Piqué last fall, another Barça myth is leaving (the last of the glorious team of 2009), he who wore the Blaugrana jersey 718 times during his career, making him the 3rd most capped player behind Lionel Messi and Xavi Hernandez.

“It is time to announce that this season will be my last with FC Barcelona. It was an unforgettable adventure. Ever since I was little, I’ve always dreamed of playing in this jersey and in this stadium. Reality exceeded all my dreams. I never thought I would play more than 15 years in the best club in the world. The club of my life. The one I will always be a fan of, of which I was captain and where I played more than 700 matches. It was an honor”attacks the one who will remain captain for a few more games.

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3rd most capped player in the history of Barça and Spain

Trained at the club and promoted to the first team by Pep Guardiola in 2008, Busquets is arguably the best defensive midfielder in Barça history “Everything has a beginning and an end. It was not an easy decision, but I think the time has come. I want to thank all the people who allowed me to realize this dream and in particular my teammates with whom I shared thousands of hours laughing, talking, playing, crying, winning, celebrating. I also thank the fans around the world and my family. Being a Barca fan is the best thing there is.”

So far, he has known only one club in his career. Glorious of 31 titles with Barça, including 8 Ligas, 7 Copas del Rey and 3 Champions Leagues, Busquets contributed to write a golden chapter in the history of the club. His midfield association with Xavi and Iniesta embodies the great Guardiola period (2008-2012). Younger than his current coach, and his former partner, now a Vissel Kobe player, he was beginning to feel the weight of the years even though he still holds a starting position.

Towards the end of a career in a profitable championship

Son of Carles Busquets, also winner of the Champions League with Barça (1992), he also marked La Roja by winning the 2010 World Cup and Euro 2012. Retired from the national team since the last World Cup in Qatar, the midfielder still wore the jersey of the selection 143 times, which makes him the 3rd most capped behind Sergio Ramos and Iker Casillas. Busquets is a legendary player in club, as in selection and for the history of football. It is undoubtedly towards a more modest destination that he is heading (Saudi Arabia, MLS?) for his last years as a footballer.