5 players who returned to Barcelona after moving to another club

DBasia.news – Barcelona managed to bring in Hector Bellerin from Arsenal on a free transfer. Bellerin added to the list of players who returned to Barca after migrating to other clubs.

Right-back Hector Bellerin left Barcelona’s academy in 2011 to join Arsenal.

The 27-year-old spent last season on loan at Real Betis.

Arsenal have a lot of stock in defense, so the presence of Hector Bellerin is not really needed. Now after 11 years, he is back in Barcelona.

Apart from Hector Bellerin, who are the players who finally returned to Barcelona after migrating to another club?

Gerard Pique

Touted as Barcelona’s future defensive midfielder, Gerard Pique actually decided to leave for Manchester United in the 2004-2005 season. However, the decision proved right, because it was Sir Alex Ferguson who changed Pique’s position to center back.

At the beginning of his arrival at Manchester United, Ferguson changed Pique’s position to right-back to replace Gary Neville. Even so, it did not take long for Ferguson to see Pique’s talent as a central defender. The legendary manager of the Red Devils is back to shift the position of Pique.

Pique found the best game as a central defender, although he has not succeeded in shifting the duo of Rio Ferdinand and Nemanja Vidic. With Manchester United, the 30-year-old won each of the Premier League, Community Shield and Champions League titles.

Pique’s achievements made Barcelona interested in bringing him back to Camp Nou. The opportunity was not wasted by Pique, he decided to return to Barcelona in 2008 and established himself as a pillar player.

Cesc Fabregas

The love story of Cesc Fabregas and Barcelona is destined to have a tragic ending. Fabregas seemed not matched with his favorite team.

Fabregas left Barcelona at the age of 16 in 2003 to join Arsenal. Together with the North London club, Fabregas performed so impressively that he was lined up as team captain. The player led the Gunners to win the FA Cup and Community Shield.

These conditions made Barcelona bring him back to Camp Nou in 2011. However, Fabregas’ decision to return to was not right. The player is only a cover for Xavi Hernandez and Andres Iniesta.

Now Fabregas plays for Como 1907, a team whose majority shares are held by big-name Indonesian businessmen.

Jordi Alba

Jordi Alba had a chance to strengthen Cornella when he left Barcelona in 2005. Two years there, Valencia’s talent smelled Alba who then bought him.

Not long after, Alba started his career as a professional footballer with Valencia in the 2009-2010 season. At that time, coach Unai Emery asked him to play at left-back, even though Alba used to play as a wing striker.

The transformation turned out to be a blessing for Alba, he began to be trusted to strengthen the Spanish national team. Moreover, Barcelona recruited him back in 2012.

Aleix Vidal

Having studied at Barcelona, ​​Aleix Vidal decided to move to Real Madrid in 2003. After that, Vidal had time to strengthen Espanyol.

Vidal’s case is the most unique, he had studied at Barcelona and strengthened two rival Blaugrana clubs, Real Madrid and Espanyol, before returning to Camp Nou.

Vidal began to shine while defending Sevilla. At that time, he became a pillar of Sevilla’s back line that won the 2014-15 Europa League. This achievement made Barcelona repatriate him in 2015.