Ex-Arsenal midfielder Cazorla bids farewell to Villarreal
Last updated 17 minutes ago | By AFP
Santi Cazorla will leave Villarreal at the end of the season, the midfielder confirmed on Saturday.
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Cazorla bid farewell ahead of the team's final game of La Liga against Eibar on Sunday.
He is expected to join Qatari side Al-Sadd, coached by Xavi Hernandez. The 35-year-old has enjoyed a brilliant third spell at Villarreal after two years of horrendous injuries.
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Cazorla previously made 180 appearances over six years for Arsenal and has 81 caps for Spain.
He has also played for Malaga and Recreativo Huelva after first joining Villarreal as a teenager. "Villarreal has given me everything," Cazorla said in a video posted by the club on social media. "At 18 they took a punt on a boy from Oviedo who knew nobody."
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