Mascherano hints he will leave Barça at the end of the season

Mascherano hints he will leave Barça at the end of the season

Mascherano, en la Ciudad Deportiva
Mascherano, en la Ciudad Deportiva | sport

This could be the Jefecito's final season at Camp Nou

But he doesn't know where he will move after Barcelona

Barcelona player Javier Mascherano has suggested he could leave the club at the end of the season. Asked by La Nacion if 2018 will be his last year at Camp Nou, the Argentine international didnt say no.

"Yes, it could be," he said. "You have to know when to bring things to an end. There's no need to contaminate relationships." 

Mascherano added that his decision "also depends on the club. I always sit down at the end of the season to know what they want and I give them my opinion... but this time I could take the decision myself." 

After Barça, Mascherano says he has nothing planned: "I don't know... and I am not beating around the bush. It's not the same to go back to River, with all the demands that come with that, or continuing or Europe or going to a league where the mental demands are less." 

The Barça player says he needs little to be happy: "The basic things. I don't like to me showy, I enjoy being on the pitch, drinking a mate, watching the television... Now it's a nice time with Bruno born, because the other kids are older. Lola's 11 and Alma's eight, there's life again."