Some of the best players in the 21st century who have remained loyal to one club for life include Spain’s Sergio Busquets, who announced his retirement from La Liga leaders Barcelona yesterday at the age of 34. .

The player, who crowned the Catalan club with three titles in the competition in the Champions League, published a video clip on his account on “Instagram”, in which he said: “Hello fans. The time has come to announce that this is my last season with Barcelona. “To protect this shirt for many years and represent it is a A source of respect, dreams and pride, it means everything.”

In 15 professional seasons in Catalonia, Sabadell’s son of the city (Catalonia) has so far won 31 titles and Barcelona are leading the Spanish league, 13 points behind their direct chasers Atletico Madrid, just days away from a 32nd title. , five stages before the end of the season.

Busquets joined Barcelona’s youth team in 2005, made his Spanish league debut in 2008 and stayed with them for 15 seasons, during which he won the European Champions League in 2009, 2011 and 2015, as well as eight La Liga titles. The same in the King’s Cup and the domestic Super Cup, and in three Club World Cups and the European Super Cup.

“It was an unforgettable journey,” Carles’ son, the Catalan club’s goalkeeper in the 1990s, added. I have been coming to watch the matches and watch them on TV since I was very young. I have always dreamed of playing in this shirt and on this ground and the reality has exceeded my dreams. He added, “When I arrived as a young player, if you had told me that I would play 15 seasons at the best club in the world, I would not have believed it. The club of my life, I will always be a fan, member, player and leader, and has crossed 700 matches (playing).