Jordi Alba: Barcelona agree mutual contract termination with 'ever-positive' defender, follows Sergio Busquets exiting

Jordi Alba will leave Barcelona at the end of the 2022-23 season it has been confirmed on Wednesday. The player and the club have mutually decided to terminate the defenders’ stay a year early, with Alba under contract until the end of the 2023-24 campaign.

Ad His exit is similar to that of midfielder Sergio Busquets, who also left the club early to help the club in their ongoing financial situation. World CupThiago and Ramos miss out on Spain World Cup squad, Gavi and Pedri in11/11/2022 AT 12:10 The club released a statement on Wednesday to confirm the decision.

“FC Barcelona and Jordi Alba have reached an agreement to terminate the player's contract with the club one year earlier than it was due to expire at the end of the 2023-24 season. “FC Barcelona would like to publicly express its gratitude to Alba for his professionalism, commitment and dedication, and his ever-positive and friendly relationship with all members of the Barca family, and wishes him every fortune in the future.

Barca will always be a home for you, Jordi.” The Spanish international won 19 major honours at Barcelona across 458 appearances to date. Alba, 34, was a product of the club’s world-famous La Masia academy but left the Blaugrana youth set-up to play youth football at Unio Esportiva Cornella — a smaller local club.

From there he was picked up by Valencia and became an ever-present figure at left-back, and even scored in Spain’s 4-0 Euro 2012 final triumph against Italy. Eze and Dunk in England squad, no place for Sterling, Mount or White Why PSG must be 'ambitious' in summer window or 'risk losing Mbappe' Valencia given stand closure and small fine, Vinicius red card overturned After an impressive decade away from Barcelona, he rejoined the