Sergio Busquets: Barcelona captain to leave club at end of season after 18 years

Sergio Busquets joined Barcelona successful 2005 and made his elder debut successful 2008

Captain Sergio Busquets has confirmed helium volition permission Barcelona astatine the extremity of the play aft 18 years astatine the club.

His database of honours won with the nine includes 8 La Liga titles, 7 Copa del Reys, 7 Spanish Super Cups and 3 Champions Leagues.

"Although it has not been an casual decision, I deliberation the clip has come," Busquets said.

"It has been an unforgettable journey," helium added. "I ever dreamed of playing with this garment and astatine this stadium. Reality has exceeded each my dreams.

"It has been an honour, a dream, a root of pride, and it meant everything to support and correspond this badge for truthful galore years.

"But everything has a opening and an end. I privation to convey each the radical who made this possible, from the archetypal time to the last."

Busquets joined the nine successful 2005 arsenic a younker player, progressing to Barca B broadside - past managed by Pep Guardiola - earlier making his first-team debut successful a 2008 league crippled against Racing Santander.

The cardinal midfielder, who has besides won 3 European Super Cups and 3 Club World Cups with the Spanish giants, is connected people to extremity his Barcelona vocation with a ninth league title.

Xavi's broadside are 13 points wide astatine the apical of La Liga with 5 games remaining.

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