Marc Bartra

El Flaco

El Flaco

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To think that it is over 14 years ago that a certain young boy came to Barça, at 11-years-old, alongside his twin brother Eric, and accompanied by his parents Josep and Montse. With as much enthusiasm as a child could have, the excitement at wearing the shirt and colours that he felt so deeply since birth. The two of us with the same dream, to play in the FC Barcelona first team. It seemed a pipe dream, almost impossible, but in my case I achieved it.

Little by little, sacrificing time with family and friends to go and train or play matches each week, seeing team mates come and go each season. Where with each year that passed, everything was more difficult and the competition and demand tougher in each training session and match...

Until maturing without realising how the years have flown, and the good and bad moments continue, and there comes a time to decide whether to keep studying, to devote 100% of my time to football or combine both at La Masia. That is the place where I made giant strides in every aspect. I can say that, thanks to my time at La Masia, I was able to give my best and make the transition to Barça B, and two years later, achieve my boyhood dream. A dream that I had desired, felt and fought for so much: to be a Barça first team player. There I have had the pleasure of experiencing from within some great successes with the best team in the world.

These four years as a Barça first teamer have been incredible, intense, hard, with some amazing moments and others not so much, but above all moments that have been unique and unforgettable.

Thanks to every single one of my team mates, the best in the world, who have allowed me to learn from their best qualities as professionals and people. With direct and indirect pieces of advice, that I have remembered in order to continue to grow. To those people who surround the players, managers, directors, presidents, physios, doctors, kitmen, delegates, cooks and those in security, press officers, La Masia and training complex workers.

And now, above all, I want to give special thanks to every single Barça fan. The fondness and love that you have made me feel every day I have been in this home have served me to keep moving forward, fighting and making sense of all the work I put in to keep defending this team and our colours.

I leave with my head held high, safe in the knowledge that I have given my all whenever needed and in every training session and match that arrived. I continue my journey, to keep evolving with Meli (Bartra's wife) and little Gala (daughter) and my people who unconditionally have always been at my side. I know that everything I have experienced has helped to form who I am and to be able to continue doing what I love, and achieve new goals and begin new paths that allow me to continue to dream more than ever. And I move on with a cool head, to be able to do what needs to be done with logic, but a warm heart to continue with passion and a will to keep growing as a player and person.

Despite the distance I will keep loving and enjoying Barça, as one more 'culer'. See you soon!

Continue believing, to continue creating!!!

Marc.
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I must say it's a very touching message from Bartra.
 
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barcanuck

barcanuck

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We are really starting to be thin again at CB which is what caused us not to win the CL from 2011-2015. Hope we keep Verms at least even though he's damaged and buy Marquinos.
 
Lelouch vi Britannia

Lelouch vi Britannia

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barcanuck said:
We are really starting to be thin again at CB which is what caused us not to win the CL from 2011-2015. Hope we keep Verms at least even though he's damaged and buy Marquinos.
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Not really. 2012 maybe, but for the other 2 we could have had Maldini and Baresi in their prime and still lost. 2013 Especially.
 
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JamDav1982

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barcanuck said:
We are really starting to be thin again at CB which is what caused us not to win the CL from 2011-2015. Hope we keep Verms at least even though he's damaged and buy Marquinos.
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The forward line just as big if not a bigger issue in not winning he Champions league for those three seasons. Too reliant on Messi.

Struggled to score in the games vs Bayern, Atletico and ten man/average Chelsea side in the games when eliminated from the CL.
 
Nucky

Nucky

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I was hoping he is staying but I guess it's better for him if he leaves.. In BVB he will get more playing time.. I wish him good luck in his new club..
 
Topolino

Topolino

Gemusesuppe
Maybe he'll get constant playtime in Dortmund and show what he can do. I really hope he does, Marc truly loved our club. Maybe he can even return in the future, we never know how things can go.
 
God Serena

God Serena

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Icarium said:
Just like Thiago. I hate these stupid clauses.
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Those clauses are the best case scenario for players who aren't actually getting to play. If you sit down to think about it losing a player who already plays so little doesn't hurt us very much at all. Obviously, Thiago's departure hurts a lot more than Bartra's, but if the club gave a single fuck about keeping him, they had all the opportunity in the world to do so.
 
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Jombi

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God Serena said:
Those clauses are the best case scenario for players who aren't actually getting to play. If you sit down to think about it losing a player who already plays so little doesn't hurt us very much at all. Obviously, Thiago's departure hurts a lot more than Bartra's, but if the club gave a single fuck about keeping him, they had all the opportunity in the world to do so.
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Of course it hurts us. We dont get money to strengthen our team like other top clubs do. I'd love us to sign squad players from PSG, Chelsea, City or Bayern dirt cheap, but that aint happening because they dont put these buy-out clauses in their contracts like we do.
 
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