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Jordi Alba leaves Barcelona: Why he is leaving the club, his contract, interested clubs and his future

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3 years ago

May 24, 2023

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Jordi Alba leaves Barcelona: Why he is leaving the club, his contract, interested clubs and his future

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A symbol player of FC Barcelona in the last decade he announced his retirement from the club: Jordi Albawinner of 18 national and international championships with the blaugranaconfirmed his departure from the culé team.

Alba no longer featured in 2022-23 La Liga champions Barcelona with 23 games played, but just 13 games as a starterdisplaced by the youth Alejandro Balde who is already a member of the Spanish team.

Still, his departure is major news to a Barcelona that has also had The departure of Gerard Pique a few months ago and what sacks Sergio Busquets: The Blaugrana team is without its main players.

Moments we will never forget 🥹#H18TORIC pic.twitter.com/i4qu6W5AXZ

– FC Barcelona (@FCBarcelona_es) May 24, 2023

Why is Jordi Alba leaving Barcelona?

Jordi Alba He was under contract for one more season. with Barcelona, but decided to terminate association with the club in a decision that surprised many, since according to Sport, he had not even considered a salary cut, beyond the delicate financial moment that Barca is experiencing and the financial engineering that he is trying to do to be able sign Lionel Messi.

Alba chose to leave as a champion of Barcelona, a club where he spent the majority of his professional career as well as a youth player, thereby relieving the club’s bills and seeking a bigger role for himself at another club.

“I will really miss running for the Camp Nou complex, feeling the affection of the fans. Who would have told this 9-year-old boy that he would achieve so much with the club of his life. I want to thank The Catalans for the love they show They always gave me thanks, really. I think it’s best to step aside. It wasn’t an easy decision, but I’m leaving with peace of mind”, said the footballer in his farewell message.

💙❤️ THANK YOU 💙❤️ THANK YOU 💙❤️ THANK YOU 💙❤️ pic.twitter.com/2pARAdY02j

— Jordi Alba (@JordiAlba) May 24, 2023

Where will Jordi Alba play? Your next club

Jordi Alba is becoming free player for the 2023-2024 season, so you can negotiate your transfer with the club of your choice. Rumors of teams interested in signing him have yet to be reported.

How old is Jordi Alba?

Jordi Alba is 34 years old: born March 21, 1989 in Hospitalet de Llobregat, Catalonia, Spain.

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Augustine Aboy

Source: Sporting News

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Mbappe came to the Africa Cup of Nations match to support Hakimi

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4 hours ago

December 27, 2025

Jon

Mbappe came to the Africa Cup of Nations match to support Hakimi

Real Madrid forward Kylian Mbappe was spotted in the stands of the Africa Cup of Nations match between Morocco and Mali.

The Frenchman was wearing his partner and ex-partner’s t-shirt PSG Ashraf Hakimiwho plays for the Moroccans.

The Morocco-Mali match was played on Friday evening, ending 1-1. After two rounds, Morocco leads group A with 4 points.

Source: Soccer Ru

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Guardiola tells how he spent Christmas

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4 hours ago

December 27, 2025

Jon

Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola he told how he spent Christmas, which in the Catholic world was celebrated on December 25th.

When asked if he could rest, the Spaniard replied:

Decidedly. I gained four or five kilograms from the food I ate and the drinks I drank.

Source: Soccer Ru

Jon

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The discussion about tightening the limit in the RPL is not over – Dyukov

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15 hours ago

December 26, 2025

Jon

The discussion about tightening the limit in the RPL is not over – Dyukov

Discussion of a possible tightening of the limit for foreign players in the Russian Premier League (RPL) is not finished yet. The president of the Russian Football Federation told journalists this (RFU) Alexander Diukov.

The Ministry of Sports proposes to tighten the limit for foreign players by 2028 according to the “10 foreign players in the application, 5 on the field” scheme.

“The Ministry gave the football community, experts and specialists the opportunity to talk openly about this issue. As far as I understand, the discussion process continues,” Dyukov said.

According to the current limit, clubs RPL can include 13 foreign players in the application and release 8 foreign players on the field. In September, the Russian Football Federation said that the current limit allows for the first time to increase the playing time of young players to 18%.

Source: Soccer Ru

Jon

I’m a sports enthusiast and journalist who has worked in the news industry for over 8 years. I currently work as an author at Sportish and my work focuses mainly on sports news.