Barcelona's two-time Ballon d'Or winner Alexia Putellas announces departure
- On Tuesday, two-time Ballon d'Or winner Alexia Putellas confirmed her departure from Barcelona, with Wednesday's Liga F match against Real Sociedad marking her final game for the Catalan club.
- Putellas rejected Barcelona's contract extension offer to pursue a new challenge elsewhere after over a decade anchoring the club's dominance, which has yielded 38 trophies including 10 Liga F titles and four Champions League crowns since her return in 2012.
- The 32-year-old departs with 232 international goals for Spain, second only to Lionel Messi's 672 across both men's and women's teams, and completed this season with 21 goals and 13 assists across 42 appearances while earning Champions League Player of the Season for the second time.
- ESPN sources indicate Putellas has attracted interest from London City Lionesses and Paris Saint-Germain, along with clubs across Europe, the United States and Mexico, as Barcelona faces a broader summer exodus with defenders Mapi León and Ona Batlle also departing next month.
- Barcelona's rebuild intensifies with wingers Caroline Graham Hansen and Salma Paralluelo facing contract negotiations, marking the conclusion of an era defined by Putellas' consecutive Ballon d'Or and Best FIFA Women's Player honors in 2021 and 2022.
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As announced Tuesday afternoon, the contract of the twice Gold Ball will not be renewed. They weigh the debts, yet the football women's team is the only one with the budgets in order in the club. Long the list of suitors
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The player and captain of Barça Femení Alexia Putellas has said goodbye on Wednesday 27 May from the club blaugrana in tears, excitement and tributes in an event held on the grass of Spotify Camp Nou, in which she has assured that she leaves after having "emptied" and convinced that now closing her stage as 'The Queen' of Barça was the "best decision".Read more]]>
Alexia Putellas (32) will leave FC Barcelona after 14 years. The Catalan club announced this yesterday. The midfielder won 36 trophies during her time in Barcelona, one more than Lionel Messi did when he played for the club. Putellas bids farewell with an emotional video. “We have taken the women's team further than we ever hoped.”
After 14 seasons, Alexia closes a stage with "a perfect finish"
With winning the Champions League she recently celebrated her 38th title with FC Barcelona. Now Alexia Putellas leaves the Catalans in the summer. »It was a perfect story«, said the superstar.
Midfielder Alexia Putellas, twice voted the best female footballer in the world and who helped Barcelona win the Women's Champions League this year, will leave the club at the end of her contract.
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