Barcelona saves €30 million after Gerard Pique announces sudden retirement from football
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Barcelona star Gerard Pique
When he announced his retirement from sports yesterday, the highly renowned former Spanish club Barcelona star footballer Gerard Pique stunned the whole football world. It came as a complete surprise, and news of it is spreading like wildfire online. His updates were always a discussion in the media.
The latest update regarding the same is that Gerard Pique had walked down from the position by giving up a huge sum of €30 million which was left to be paid to him as a part of the contract. But now he has written down the amount and considers to give it as an ailment for the Catalan club.
Gerard Pique will be playing his last game in the Barcelona jersey in their next match against Almeria in Barcelona’s home ground. Barca would have also found it a great relief in a situation where they are struggling to meet the two ends to move the team forward in a situation where their sponsors are leaving them.
In addition, Gerard Pique has recently gone through a really difficult time in his life, ending a 12-year relationship with his ex-girlfriend Shakira. It was difficult for Pique and his new girlfriend Clara Chia Marti to endure the criticism both of them received as a result of the same.
Gerard Pique for Barcelona
Pique has won every other club honour with Barcelona, excluding the Europa League, and has also helped Spain win the World Cup and European Championship. The centre back has recently struggled with injuries, and Xavi has made him less of a priority because he likes playing with younger players.
Under Pep Guardiola’s direction, he returned to Barcelona in 2008, where he helped the team win trebles in 2008–09 and 2014–15. He is one of only four players—the others being Marcel Desailly, Paulo Sousa, and Samuel Eto’o—to have won the UEFA Champions League two years in a row with different teams.
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