Busquets, 34, ended a very successful era with the Catalan side, in which he won every possible title.
The Spanish midfielder said in a video clip that the player and the club posted on ‘Instagram’ in his honor: “It’s time to announce that this is my last season at Barcelona.”
Busquets’ announcement came to bolster speculation that he could join one of the Saudi League sides from next season.
History and achievements
• Busquets arrived at Barcelona B in 2005 under Josep Guardiola, then played for the first team in 2008.
• Busquets has played 718 games for Barcelona, which puts him third after Xavi, the team’s current coach, and record holder Lionel Messi.
• Busquets won 31 leagues with the Catalan club, including 3 European Champions Leagues and 8 Spanish leagues. he has 5 matches left.
• Busquets has scored 18 goals and assisted 40 others, captained the team for the past two seasons and was among the veterans who chose to take pay cuts during the club’s recent financial crises.
• Busquets has appeared the most in Clasico matches between Barcelona and Real Madrid, appearing in 48 of them.
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