{"id":74180,"date":"2026-08-22T11:30:13","date_gmt":"2026-08-22T11:30:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/74180\/"},"modified":"2026-08-22T11:30:13","modified_gmt":"2026-08-22T11:30:13","slug":"it-hurts-to-leave-tommy-marques-pens-emotional-farewell-to-barcelona-after-sealing-e12m-braga-transfer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/74180\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;It hurts to leave&#8217; &#8211; Tommy Marques pens emotional farewell to Barcelona after sealing \u20ac12m Braga transfer"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Marques took to social media to post a touching farewell message, expressing gratitude to the coaching staff, team-mates, family, and supporters after concluding his long journey at Camp Nou.<\/p>\n<p>Writing on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DcTe-DTAgQK\/?hl=en&amp;img_index=1\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-affiliate-type=\"NONE\">his official Instagram account<\/a>, Marques said: &#8220;After 12 years, the time has come to say goodbye to the club that has watched me grow up since I was eight. Everything I experienced along this journey has been truly worthwhile &#8211; every season, every training session, every match, every trip, every victory. But I also had to face the other side of things: the toughest moments, the injuries, and the times filled with doubt and suffering.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;All of them taught me valuable lessons and helped me get to where I am today. I leave with the peace of mind of having given my all, and with the feeling of having fulfilled a dream I fought for over so many years: making my debut with the Bar\u00e7a first team. It is a dream I never imagined I would realize when I first arrived at the age of eight. I have lived through unforgettable, unique moments that I will carry with me forever.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The midfielder added: &#8220;I want to thank all the coaches, team-mates (many of whom have become great friends), physios, doctors, staff members, and everyone who has been by my side over these past 12 years. Each of them has played a part in shaping the player and the person I am today. Thanks also to my family &#8211; especially my parents and sisters &#8211; my partner, and my friends, who have supported and stood by me unconditionally, helping to make this dream a reality. I have worn this badge on my chest with great pride all these years, and I always will.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Marques took to social media to post a touching farewell message, expressing gratitude to the coaching staff, team-mates,&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":74181,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[92,3892,85,11561,28529,265],"class_list":["post-74180","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-barcelona","tag-barcelona","tag-braga","tag-laliga","tag-liga-portugal","tag-t-marques","tag-transfers"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/74180","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=74180"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/74180\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/74181"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=74180"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=74180"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=74180"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}