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Tuesday 23 January 2018

BARCELONA REVEALS MASCHERANO DEPARTURE

The Catalans have reported the Argentine will leave the club after seven and a half seasons, with a move to China on the cards
BARCELONA REVEALS MASCHERANO DEPARTURE
Javier Mascherano will leave Barcelona after seven and a half seasons at Camp Nou, the Catalan club have affirmed.

Argentina international Mascherano is relied upon to proceed with his vocation with an announced €10million transfer to Hebei China Fortune in front of the 2018 Chinese Super League season.

The 33-year-old will be allowed an "institutional goodbye" by Barca on Wednesday, with president Josep Maria Bartomeu and the first team squad to be in participation.

Mascherano has seen his game time extremely limited since Ernesto Valverde's arrangement, showing up in all rivalries as he sits behind Gerard Pique, Thomas Vermaelen and Samuel Umtiti in the pecking request at center back.

With Yerry Mina having touched base from Palmeiras this month, Barca have given the adaptable defender a chance to leave.

Mascherano joined Barca from Liverpool in 2010 and showed up, winning 18 titles amid a standout amongst the best times in the club's history.

His pull in Spain included four LaLiga wins and a couple of Champions League triumphs, however he didn't score his first objective for the club until the point when he was welcome to take a punishment in the 7-1 whipping of Osasuna in April of a year ago – his 319th trip for the Catalan monsters.

Lionel Messi, Phillip Cocu and Dani Alves are the main three outside players to have shown up than Mascherano, who changed to focus back having joined the club as a midfielder.

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