Masherano leaves Barcelona for China after 8years at the club.

Javier Alejandro Mascherano has left Barcelona after eight years at the club.

The 33 year old joined Barcelona from Liverpool in 2010 for £17m.

An agreement has been made with Chinese super league club Hebei Fortune Chinawhere Mascherano will be heading to on the 26 of January.
 Mascherano won 18 trophies at the club, including four La Liga titles and two Champions Leagues.

He played 334 games for Barcelona, scoring one goal - from the penalty spot in 2016-17.

The board and players were at the his farewell ceremony today where he thanked everyone for their support,

Mascherano: “The most difficult part about playing for Barça is that one day, you have to leave.”

“The secret of success has been the dressing room. When I arrived, I found a spectacular group of people who supported me alot and helped me grow as a player and as a person."


“I am so happy to have stayed here for so many years. I never thought I would be a part of the history of this club, its a dream come true for me to be part of  this club for eight years."

“When I came, I knew Barça have the best midfield in the world, so I knew I wouldn’t play as much which was one of the reason i had to switched to the center back position."

“I had a lot of conversations with Ernesto and we understood each other well. When you get older, you’re more in the shoes of the manager than the players. I have to thank him for the way he treated me.”

“I do think about becoming a manager. But for now, it’s not the priority, I'll be facing another challenge in China, that is my priority for now."

"I feel very young, there's still some few years left in my career. I've won everything here in this club but i still have a dream with the national team."

“That Bendtner tackle was like a before and after. Before that game, things had not been easy for me.”

“I’m not the player I once was. It’s natural and I accept it. I needed to make a change, its normal and I'm up to it."

“The 4th captain now that I’m leaving? It’s clear that it’s Pique. He isn’t the captain of the team but he feels like one. He's a great player, It’s natural for him.”

“More than winning titles, it was important for me to get along with my teammates. I never tried to be a leader. I was just myself and they followed my words. I was lucky.”

He will be at the camp nou on Thursday for the copa dey rey second leg tie against espanyol where he'll say goodbye to the fans.

Arda Turan and Rafinha Alcantara also left the club this window, with Rafinha been loaned to inter milan and arda heading to the turkish league.

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