Javier Mascherano revealed the unexpected reason why he decided to leave FC Barcelona in 2018

Speak of Javier Mascherano is to speak, perhaps, of one of the best players that has reinforced the saga of the FC Barcelona in the last years. The mediocentro reconverted to defender arrived to the combined Barcelona in the summer of the season 2010/11 pertinent of the Liverpool. From here, it ploughed a remarkable career with the elastic Barcelona, adding 334 meetings contested, an annotation and eight assistances. His stage in cast of the City Condal would come to an end in the winter of the course 2017/18, when it left to the Hebei Chinese Fortune, square that in this moment had players like Ezequiel Lavezzi, Gervinho and Hernanes.

Recently, the 'Jefecito' has explained in an interview in 'Clank.Average' the reason whereby finished recalando in the balompié Asian, although in this moment still had an agreement in force with the group culé until 2019 and still had level to be still in the European football. "In the 2016/17 with Luis Enrique was the spare of Hammered and Umtiti, but understood that play 25-30 parties in the Barcelona to this level was better that play 50 elsewhere. When it arrives Ernesto Valverde in 2017 had a talk with him. I said him that if of entrance went to be left behind thought it to me because it was year of World-wide and have to play, because to the 33-34 years the rhythm loses if you do not play. He says me that had clear that had three head offices for two positions", began saying.

Here it is where the current trainer of the 'Albiceleste' olympic admits that his exit of the FC Barcelona answered to the need of continuity in his game to be summoned for the gesta mundialista of Russia 2018. "In the first announcement with Argentina in front of Uruguay and Venezuela only played against Venezuela. Empatamos And complicated us the classification. It was the same dynamics that in the club. In the last date of the year tear me against Nigeria, and when I go back to the Barcelona see that it had to go me to have six months of continuity", desveló.

But... Why to the Chinese football?

Already in this point, 'Masche' explained why finished accepting an exotic destination like the Chinese football, when it still had of a good poster and options to continue in Europe. "The idea was to remain in Europe of January to June of 2018. The Barcelona says me that I do not go to go to any side in Europe. It appeared the subject of China with an agreement grandísimo and thought in me. The Barcelona accepted because they paid traspaso", sentenced, remaining like this cleared the reason of the goodbye of the international Argentinian to some surroundings in which you grieve would last some scarce two seasons. Later, in January of 2020, would undertake course to Students of The Silver in Argentina, team where marked his retreat futbolístico this same year, in November.