Carles Puyol is seriously contemplating leaving Barcelona or retiring from football early,
according to reports in Sunday’s Mundo Deportivo. The Barcelona-based sports daily says that this is due to the fitness problems which are preventing the 35-year-old from producing the level of on-field performance he expects.
Mundo Deportivo claims that the Barça captain, who continues to be troubled by a right knee problem, is considering the possibility of signing for a team in a less demanding league, and has told team-mates and members of the club's coaching staff that he isn't ruling out hanging up his boots altogether.
The newspaper says that Puyol will make a decision in the coming months, depending on how his physical condition progresses.