Busquets confirms his decision is not linked to Messi: “Everyone wants to play with him”

It was Sergio Busquets who received the trophy from RFEF president Luis Rubiales late on Saturday night as Barcelona began their night-long celebrations and rounds in front of the fans. While the whole team celebrated jubilantly, it was evident that the veteran was just trying to soak in the atmosphere of his final title with the club.

He will play the final three games of the season and is seemingly receiving all the appreciation and love of the fans the day he dons the garnet and blue shirt for the last time nears. In fact, Xavi Hernandez confirmed the same in his press conference.

Busquets spoke to the media after the festivities (h/t Barca Universal) and was unsurprisingly posed with questions only pertaining to his future. Here are the snippets from his interaction with the media.

The Club captain was first faced with a question surrounding the possibility of him going back on his words and staying in Catalonia for another season. The veteran, however, would hear nothing of it and jovially drew a comparison with Mateu Alemany.

“I’ve already made my decision, I’m not like Alemany.”

The legend will leave Barcelona in June and has the whole world talking about the next step in his career. When quizzed about the same, Busquets replied,

“I haven’t signed anything yet. There is interest from several clubs but I won’t make a decision until the end of the season, now it’s time to enjoy!”

Earlier this year, numerous reports suggested that the defensive midfielder would stay if Lionel Messi returned to Spotify Camp Nou as he desired to play one more season with the former talisman. When asked about the validity of such an option, Busquets openly denied it.

“My future linked to Messi’s? Everyone wants to play with Leo, he is the best in the world. But my future is not linked to Leo’s future.”