Barcelona midfielder Sergio Busquets wears shirt next season
No. 5, replacing Barca retired captain Carles Puyol.
Barcelona announced that Busquets will wear this shirt at
the behest of Puyol, and will appear for the first time in a friendly match on
Saturday in front of Nice in France.
Busquets was wearing jersey No. 16 during the past five
seasons, has started his career with Barca season 2008/2009 under the
leadership of Pep Guardiola and was then wearing jersey No. 28.
And about Busquets wearing Puyol shirt , Busquets said,
"It is an honor for me to wear number five and honor that Carles Puyol
thought of me for his legacy."
and Puyol had worn shirt number five seasons during the last
12 of the season 2002/2003 season 2013/2014 after Abelardo Fernandez left for
Barca.
Puyol played 593 official games with the first team in 481
of them wore jersey number five.
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