18 years have passed. Sergi Roberto’s decade-and-a-half bond with Barcelona ended on July 1, when he was out of contract with the Catalan club.
In football terms, this Spanish midfielder-cum-fullback is a free agent since July 1.
The out-of-contract Roberto finally announced his farewell to Barcelona with an official press conference. Roberto, 32, has yet to say where his next destination is. But the news from his close people, the Spanish defender wants to play in the English Premier League.
Roberto made the announcement to say goodbye to Barca on social media. Barcelona will officially say goodbye to fans tomorrow with a press conference at the Auditorium 1899.
Roberto began his football journey in 2000 with the youth team of Santes Creuse. After four years, he was enrolled in the youth team of Himanistik. His journey with Barcelona began in 2006, with the youth team.
From 2009 to 2013, Roberto played in the Barcelona ‘B’ team. Meanwhile, he made his debut in the main team of Barcelona in 2010. From then until the last season, Roberto played 373 matches for Barcelona in 14 years. In addition to scoring 19 goals, he assisted his teammates in 39 goals.
Roberto won 2 Champions Leagues and 7 La Liga titles during his 14-year career at Barcelona. Apart from this, he has won 6 Copa del Rey, 3 Spanish Super Cups and one each UEFA Super Cup and FIFA Club World Cup.
