34-year-old midfielder Sergio Busquets is in his last season at Barcelona. According to Marca, the 34-year-old midfielder has made the decision about his future and informed several people within the club about his decision on Tuesday.
Busquets to leave Spain this summer
The game distributor had long doubts about his future in Camp Nou. Barça made him an offer to extend his expiring contract and gave Busquets time to think about his options. The 143-time Spanish international took the last free weekend, in which Barcelona did not play due to the cup final between Real Madrid and Osasuna, to make a decision.
The only question is when Busquets and the club will confirm the departure. That could happen soon, possibly after the away match against Espanyol. In that game, Barça can grab the title next Sunday. For Busquets, that would be his ninth national title with the Catalans. The midfielder from his own academy has been part of the selection since 2008 and has played no fewer than 719 matches for the superpower.
According to Marca, the proposal that Barcelona made to Busquets expressed little appreciation, although it may have said more about the financial situation at Frenkie de Jong’s club. If Busquets had taken up the offer, next season he would have only earned 30 percent of what his salary is now.
Iniesta has a suitable opponent for the last game in Japan
Busquets’s former teammate, Andrés Iniesta is reportedly facing a departure from Vissel Kobe. The match winner of the World Cup final in 2010 would face his last match in the Land of the Rising Sun, a friendly match against a suitable opponent: Barcelona.
The Spanish sports medium Relevo reports this on Tuesday. On June 6, the Catalan superpower would fly in for a gala competition, with which Iniesta would end his Japanese period appropriately. Iniesta came over from Camp Nou in 2018 at the age of 34 and played 133 games for Vissel Kobe. In 2019, he won the ‘Emperor’s Cup’, Japan’s most important cup tournament.
After that exhibition match, scheduled in the national stadium in Tokyo. Where 80,000 supporters can choose a seat. And which serves as an opportunity for Barça to earn some much-needed money. Iniesta is not yet done as a footballer. The midfielder has not yet decided what he will do and would be open to offers.
Iniesta has a huge record at Camp Nou. He defended the colors of Los Culés 674 times, with whom he won an almost frightening series of prizes. Nine national titles and four Champions League cups stand out.
