Spanish star Gerard Pique, the former Barcelona player, plans to retire from football and return to the green rectangle again, just two months after announcing his final departure from the stadiums, and the end of his journey with the “Blaugrana”.
On the third of last November, Pique officially announced his departure from Barcelona after 20 years inside the club, after he realized that he had become outside the accounts of team coach Xavi Hernandez, and Pique said at the time - in his famous speech to the fans of the team - "after I achieved everything Something with the club, and after football gave me everything in my life, the time has come to leave, and on Saturday it will be my last match at the Camp Nou, and I will not play for another team.”
However, two months after this announcement, after everyone thought that Pique would devote himself entirely to managing his various projects and businesses, the Spanish star is very close to returning to playing the game again, at the age of 35.
❗Gerard Piqué wants to play for FC Andorra, the club he owns.
— @relevo pic.twitter.com/DAol4vruWS
— Barça Universal (@BarcaUniversal) January 3, 2023
The newspaper "Foot Mercato" reported - quoting Spanish sources - that Pique is going to carry the shirt of his team, which is owned by "Andorra", which plays in the Spanish second division (occupies tenth place).
According to the same sources, Pique's mission to return to the stadium through his own club will not be a bed of roses, and he may face administrative complications imposed by the laws of the Spanish League.
Although the association's laws do not expressly prevent the club president from playing at the same time as the club's team players, there are complications associated with the salary.
#Exclusiva!
💬 "Siemper he dicho que después del Barça no habría ningún otro equipo y así será".
Tell us no…
✍ @sergiofernan5ez https://t.co/7lF8IZbznE
— Relevo (@relevo) January 3, 2023
And the same sources reported that La Liga has begun assigning a special committee to deal with Pique's file and the method of his contract with the Andorran team, and it is expected to determine whether Pique's contract with Andorra may cause it financial problems, given the modest financial capabilities of the club.
It is noteworthy that the total salaries of the players of the Andorra team owned by Pique do not exceed 7 thousand euros per month, which is a very modest number in the Spanish League.
Pique is one of the most prominent symbols of FC Barcelona and one of the pillars of its golden generation. He also won 7 La Liga titles with the club, 3 European Champions League titles, and 9 King's Cup titles.
The Spanish star joined the Barcelona Academy at the age of 10, before leaving the club for Manchester United in 2004, where he spent one year there and then returned to his team.