Sergio Busquets has drawn the curtains on his trophy-laden Barcelona career. The timing is oddly fitting for a player who remains pivotal not just in the starting line-up but the club’s playing philosophy. Had he stayed for one more season, he may have eclipsed Lionel Messi’s all-time appearance record for the club yet, just as with his role on the pitch, Busquets never was one for grabbing headlines.
Playing over 700 Barcelona games is even more impressive considering he did not join the club’s academy until he was 15, and was still playing in Spain’s fourth tier for the B team four years later.
