ジョルディ・アルバが今季限りでバルセロナ退団

【バルセロナＡＦＰ＝時事】スペイン１部リーグのＦＣバルセロナは２４日、今シーズン終了後に１１年在籍したジョルディ・アルバが退団すると発表した。（写真はＦＣバルセロナのジョルディ・アルバ）
　クラブは発表文の中で、「ＦＣバルセロナとアルバは、２０２３－２４シーズン終了後まで残っていた契約を解除することで合意に達した」と述べ、「プロフェッショナリズムやコミットメント、尽力、バルセロナのファミリーを形成するすべてに対して、いつも示していた変わらないポジティブさや温かな対応」に感謝を示すと続けた。
　２０１２年にバレンシアからバルセロナに加入したアルバは、６度のリーグ優勝、１度の欧州チャンピオンズリーグ制覇を含む１９のタイトルを獲得した。
　３４歳のアルバは今季、アレハンドロ・バルデにポジションを奪われていた。
　１年の契約を残していたものの、アルバは財政難のバルセロナを救うべく、給与の大半を放棄するとスペイン国内では報じられている。
　今夏は主将のセルヒオ・ブスケッツも退団が決まっており、両選手は２８日に行われるマジョルカ戦で、本拠地カンプ・ノウでの最後の試合を迎える。【翻訳編集ＡＦＰＢＢＮｅｗｓ】
〔ＡＦＰ＝時事〕（2023/05/25-19:26）

Jordi Alba will leave Barcelona at the end of the season after 11 years at the club, the Catalan side said Wednesday.
Barcelona and Alba have reached an agreement to release the player from the contract that he had until the end of the 2023-24 season, said Barcelona in a statement.
Barcelona publicly expresses its gratitude to Jordi Alba for the professionalism, commitment, dedication and always positive and warm treatment he has always shown towards everything that makes up the Barcelona family.
Alba joined Barcelona from Valencia in 2012 and won six La Liga titles and one Champions League among 19 trophies with the Catalan giants.
The 34-year-old veteran Spanish left-back lost his place in the team to teenager Alejandro Balde this season.
Alba had one more year left on his contract, which expires in 2024, and Spanish reports say he will waive a significant percentage of the money due to help the club amid financial struggles.
The Spaniard follows in the footsteps of captain Sergio Busquets, who is also leaving the club this summer.
The pair will play their final home match at Camp Nou against Real Mallorca on Sunday.
Alba has played over 450 times for Barcelona, scoring 27 goals and providing 91 assists as a vital outlet on the left flank.
The defender's recent goal against Osasuna earned Barcelona a 1-0 win and took them to the brink of the title.
He also won the 2012 European Championship with Spain, scoring in the 4-0 win over Italy in the final.
One of his finest seasons came in 2015 under Luis Enrique, when he helped Barcelona win the treble.
The left-back has been linked with a move to Saudi Arabia like Busquets and Lionel Messi, the former Barcelona playmaker who is leaving Paris Saint-Germain in the summer.
Alba joined Barcelona's academy as a teenager before leaving for Cornella and then Valencia, returning to Camp Nou for 14 million euros ($15 million).