The Spaniard left Barcelona to join Arsenal as a 16-year-old and eventually became club captain and an influential member of the North London side.
Towards the end of his Arsenal career he had made it no secret that he wanted to return to his boy-hood club Barcelona, despite Arsenal rejecting several of the La Liga giant’s advances.
He eventually re-joined Barcelona in August 2011 after making 303 appearances in all competitions for Arsenal, scoring 57 goals.











