When Javier Mascherano takes to the Camp Nou pitch on Thursday evening shortly before Barcelona’s Copa del Rey second leg match with Espanyol, it will be for the last time as a member of the Barça playing squad.
After just shy of seven and a half years with the Catalan club he is moving on to fresh pastures, with rumors suggesting that Hebei Fortune of the Chinese Super League will be his next destination.
At 33 years of age, it’s safe to say that “El Jefecito” has done it all during an illustrious career that has spanned five clubs over four different countries.