The emotional farewell of Mariona Caldentey from FC Barcelona

The stage of Mariona Caldentey like player of the FC Barcelona has come to an end after 10 years. In his act of farewell, the footballer was surrounded of his mates, technical body, managerial (Xavier Puig), friendships, his representative and his family, accompanied to other by the four titles achieved this season. After a video with his best goals and assistances along this decade, the footballer initiated his moving speech. "I do not know neither if I go to be able to read", began saying Mariona between tears, ensuring that "my first memories futbolísticos are related with the Barça".

"The first T-shirt, Barcelona. My first boots, of Ronaldinho. The first trips with the family, to visit the Camp Nou. The first parties by the TV, the ones of the Barça. Throwing the sight backwards, darse of the luck that had that my father me inculcase from small what means to want to a club and admire some colours. And which luck can say in high voice that always have been, am and will be culé", continued.

On his arrival to the club, Mariona confessed that "the decision took alone. I remember this day and what felt. This girl that had grown being fanatical of the Barça, that shouted and jumped with the goals and that cried and angered when they lost, had in front the opportunity of his life, carry the T-shirt of the Barça, but this time an official and with his name".

After a long list of gratitudes to all the people that accompanied it in this periplo, Mariona manifested that it has won it all here "and want to try win it in another place". It did not confirm his new destination, although it aims to that will dress the T-shirt of the Arsenal, but yes ensured of the League F, on which said that "it is important that no only have the name of professional, but also it was it".

A decision "meditada"

In this regard of exit of the Barça, Caldentey ensured that it was a decision "very difficult and meditada". "I have cried a lot, I seat me very wanted to, especially in these last days, after the final, doing the video, preparing all this of today, thinking in the party of the Sunday… Has been difficult because here I am very happy. Obviously, if I leave the Barça is to go me of the Spanish league. I think that like the Barça there is not any place", to finalise his thrilling speech affirming that "I will keep well you closely. The Barça is my life and has changed it".