His name was associated with Al Hilal .. Alba leaves Barcelona after 11 years

Barcelona left-back Jordi Alba will leave his team at the end of the current season, after 11 years spent in its ranks, as the club announced today, Wednesday.

The Spanish champion issued a statement stating that Barcelona and Alba had reached an agreement to release the player from his contract, which expires at the end of the 2023-2024 season.

The statement added, “Barcelona expresses its gratitude to Jordi Alba, for his professionalism, for his commitment, for his constant positivity, and for the warm treatment he showed in everything related to the Barcelona family.”

Alba, 34, joined Barcelona from Valencia in 2012 and won the Spanish League 6 times and the Champions League once, among the 19 titles won by the club during his stay in its ranks.

As for his best season in the ranks of Barcelona, ​​​​it was in 2015, when he won the treble (league, cup and Champions League) under the leadership of coach Luis Enrique.

Alba, the winner of the European Cup in 2012, was associated with his country’s move to the Saudi League, like Busquets and Argentine star Lionel Messi, his former colleague also in Barcelona.