Alba took Laporta by surprise: "Have you thought this through?"

One of the players that was there for Barcelona's last Champions League win, in 2015, announced in Wednesday that he would be bidding the club farewell. The player in question is Jordi Alba, who has brought an end to his time in the Barcelona kit.

According to journalist Helena Condis, at 'COPE', the winger took the decision to leave the club on Monday and the squad had no idea. On top of this, it meant that Laporta was out of the loop too.

Barca's president, who on more than one occasion had made it clear that Alba had earned the right to fulfill his contract (he had 1 year left), was surprised to receive a call on Tuesday from the player, who told him he was leaving.

"Have you thought this through?", he allegedly said, according to sources in the club. On the 16th May, the two men had a meeting in a restaurant to talk about the footballer's future.

Alba's intention was to finish his contract with the club, but utlimately he changed his mind. The same outlet reported that the winger believed the best way to help the club was to leave now, rather than in a year's time.

 

May 24, 2023