Former La Masia defender opens up about leaving Barcelona: ‘I don’t regret it’

Former La Masia defender opens up about leaving Barcelona: ‘I don’t regret it’ Before the current generation of stars such Xavi Espart and Alejandro Balde, there was Alex Valle, who was regarded as a potential long-term successor of Jordi Alba. Balde was in the ranks at Barcelona throughout the managements of Ronald Koeman and Xavi Hernandez, but after failing to get enough opportunities, he settled for loan deals elsewhere. Eventually, Valle left Barcelona permanently in the summer of 2025, joining Como in a deal worth just €6 million. Valle on leaving Barcelona In a recent interaction with MARCA (h/t SPORT ), Valle has opened up about his departure from Barcelona. Alex Valle is enjoying life at Como. (Photo by Claudio Villa/Getty Images) The young defender, who is having the time of his life at Como, having established himself as a first-team regular under Cesc Fabregas, explained that he was unsure about his prospects at Barça. “ It was not clear that I would stay yes or yes in the first team; I was still in Barça B, I did not know. I was very good with Flick, I love it as a coach and I really liked his idea,” he said. “ However, he was clear that he wanted to play as a left-back and saw no room in the squad. I had a very friendly and honest talk with Flick, and I had Celtic, the chance to play Champions League and go out again. I jumped headfirst ,” he added. Valle doesn’t regret leaving Valle was unsure of his prospects at Barcelona. (Photo by Lars Baron/Getty Images) With 12 appearances in all competitions, Valle has played a key role in helping Como thrive not only in Serie A but also in the Champions League. Keeping in mind his recent success, Valle says he does not regret leaving Barcelona at all. “ I would not change it for anything. I could have the opportunity to stay at Barça, but today I do not regret anything, because there have been so many different things, so many stimuli, so many ways of living ,” he said. Finally, the former La Masia defender heaped praise on coach Cesc Fabregas, who is one of the candidates for Barcelona to replace Hansi Flick in the years to come. “When you talk about football with Cesc and he tells you his idea, you realize that he is very ambitious, that he has a mentality to want to win and not be afraid of anything or anyone ,” he concluded.