Former Barcelona player Alexander Hleb reacted to Sergio Busquets' departure from the Catalan team. Hleb and Busquets played together for Barcelona from 2008 to 2011.
This is football, the interests of the club and the player may not match. It's time to try his hand elsewhere, I don't think he will stay in the Spanish championship. He can try his skills in another league. Busquets is a wonderful person, with a great sense of humor and a kind heart. His football intellect is crazy good, he was an example to follow. He adapted quickly, led the game expertly, and always took the right position on the field. After the departure of the main stars he managed to adopt the leadership qualities, isn't that great! He has done a lot for Barcelona, he has become a real star.
Alexander Hleb exclusively for Telecom Asia Sport
"Apart from Xavi and Iniesta, we can consider him the best holding midfielder of the last ten or twenty years. I like his game style, he never did anything extra. He led the game very skillfully, it was entertaining," Hleb told Telecomasia.net.
On May 10 Barcelona officially announced Busquets' departure after the end of the season. The midfielder spent in the Catalan club more than 700 matches, became eight-time champion of Spain and won the Champions League three times.