According to reports, Jordi Alba is scheduled to leave Barcelona at the end of this season, and the team anticipates making a public statement soon.
Several reports coming out of Spain on Wednesday morning claim that Alba is currently leaving through the Camp Nou exit door.
The Spanish international had earlier expressed a desire to stay and believed he would play for the team again the following season, but it appears that his lengthy tenure at the organization is now finished.
After contributing to the team's La Liga championship this season, the left-back has decided to end his bond with the Catalan powerhouses.
Alba posted a special thank you note to Culers on social media.
“I did it in 2012, returning home with a presentation at the Camp Nou that was a unique moment. And eleven seasons later I feel very proud and fully satisfied with everything we have achieved together,” he said.
“Not everything has been pretty, because we have also lived through difficult moments, but we have always come out of them united. I will miss running out at the Camp Nou a lot, feeling the encouragement of the fans, their drive and their affection and their joy in the great moments.
“Who would have told that 9-year-old boy that he began his path full of enthusiasm at the Barça school that he was going to achieve so much with the club of his life? I feel very lucky.
“I want to thank all the culers in the world from the bottom of my heart for the great love you have always given me. Thank you very much. For all this, after much meditating and evaluating, I think the best thing is to step aside and I would like to announce that this season will be my last as a Barça player.
“It hasn’t been an easy decision, but I’m leaving happy and calm because I think the culer feeling is the best. See you Sunday at the Camp Nou. Thank you culers and long live Barça”.
