Alexia Putellas leaves the Barcelona women’s team

Barcelona women’s star Alexia Putellas will leave the Catalan giants at the end of her contract this summer, the club said on Tuesday.

«The eternal captain will close the curtain on her career as a Barcelona player after fourteen years with the first team,» Barcelona said in a statement.

The two-time Ballon d’Or winner, 32, helped Barca to a fourth Champions League title on Saturday as he defeated Lyon in Oslo to complete a quadruple.

«Fourteen seasons and more than 500 matches, with moments that will remain forever in Barca’s memory and in my heart,» Putellas said in a video on Instagram.

«I am and will always be a regular cule (Barca fan), like you. That’s why I don’t want this to be a sad moment. This is just a chapter that ends. But fortunately I was born a cule and I will die a cule. So we will meet again.»

Putellas has been linked by the Spanish media with a move to London City Lionesses, a team that includes Lyon owner Michele Kang.

She will play her last home match as a Barca player against Real Sociedad in Liga F on Wednesday.

The 2023 World Cup winner could claim another Ballon d’Or this year after her strong performances ensured Barca were not affected by the absence of Aitana Bonmati after she broke her leg in December.

The midfielder started her career at Espanyol before moving to Levante in 2011 and then to Barcelona in 2012.

Putellas has won the Spanish top flight ten times and the Champions League four times, playing a key role in Barca’s dominance both at home and in Europe.

Several members of Barca’s squad are out of contract this summer and their futures have not yet been confirmed.

Defenders Mapi Leon, Ona Batlle and Marta Torrejon are expected to leave, while Caroline Graham Hansen and Salma Paralluelo could sign new deals, along with coach Pere Romeu.

Published on May 26, 2026