Why Gerard Pique Pension? Here Are The 4 Main Reasons

Gerard Pique (Instagram @3gerardpique)

JAKARTA - On Thursday, the world of football was rocked by Gerard Pique who announced his resignation through a social network. The Barcelona player has been one of the best centre-backs of the past decade.

The news shocked all the media and Pique's teammates, something anyone didn't expect. ReTIREd in the middle of the season, in November, was unusual, but when the reasons were considered it made sense.

Pique is the fifth-choice centre-back in his team this year, behind Ronald Araujo, Eric Garcia, Andreas Christensen and Jules Kunde, and his coach Xavi Henrandez doesn't rely much on him at all.

Only injuries suffered by all of his teammates made Pique have minutes to play. Otherwise, he will not be seen on the pitch at all. Between La Liga Santander and the Champions League, he has played nine games, with a total of 555 minutes.

In some of the games he played, the defender was making a lot of blunders, something that even provoked his fans to tease him. Xavi has already told him it will be difficult to penetrate the first team, but Pique wants to try. Now he realizes that he is not yet capable.

His separation from Shakira did not help the situation of the footballer. Alleged affair with Clara Chia has put her personal life on the headlines.

Furthermore, the struggle for custody of their children has hurt Pique. If Shakira eventually leaves to stay permanently in the United States, Pique will not be able to see her children.

Family, in this case children, above all and Pique doesn't want to be away from them just to stay and play at Barcelona.

The criticism that Pique received in the match played by Barcelona against Inter Milan was one of the triggers. The centre-back did not expect this major blow and was disappointed with the fans and the club.

The club wants Pique to leave because his salary is too big. By selling the former Manchester United player, Barca could allocate the money to pay a number of new recruits.

Facing this, Pique personally told Joan Laporta that he wanted to leave the club before the situation got worse.

Apart from football, Pique's growing business empire recently shifted its focus off the pitch. He hosted the Davis Cup as his team played, something that was unpleasant for fans, and he invested in various other companies.

In his farewell video he says that "fast or slow, I will come back", something that brings him very close to Barcelona. It has been reported time and time again that Pique could become president of the club and, after retiring, anything is possible.