Everything good comes to an end, including Andrés Iniesta

The former young hope of Barcelona has grown older and today, with the captain's armband on his arm, aspires to play the final match of his extensive career with the blaugrana club, of which he is already, along with Leo Messi, the player with the most titles in history. Both have thirty titles and are waiting to add two more in case of a double. Because, my friends, Iniesta has already made the decision to leave his lifelong club at the end of the season, most likely to go to China to finish his professional career.

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As Goal reported days ago, the decision has already been made for weeks and "the affection of the fans won't make me change" as he revealed after defeating Valencia last weekend. The manchego must communicate his decision to the club before April 30th, as agreed when he signed a lifetime renewal last fall. That's Iniesta. "I don't want to be here just for the sake of being here," he has been saying for months. And he is not lying. Neither his legend nor his salary deserve to be on the bench, and just like Carles Puyol and Xavi Hernàndez did, he will step aside no matter how painful it may be.

In any case, his teammates keep complete secrecy around Iniesta. "I don't remember Andrés making any decision public," warned Ivan Rakitic when asked about the possibility of the manchego playing his last final of his career at Barcelona against Sevilla. "As his friend, I will support him in whatever he decides and we must all fully respect it," he expressed, implying that the decision has indeed been made and nothing can prevent the magician from Fuentealbilla from leaving 'his' Barcelona in six matches.