"Of course, I miss the training ground and my teammates at Barça. But it was a decision I had to make. It was time to take this step. Football has many paths; not everything ended at Barça," he told SPORT."
"I'm very happy I decided to go to Eibar. It was something I thought about a lot with my agent for months. But we didn't make a final decision until the end of the season because we were immersed in the fight for survival and I couldn't think clearly either. I had to focus on trying to get Barça Atlètic through. Those weren't easy weeks or months."
"My dream was to make my debut with the first team, and luckily I was able to achieve that. It just didn't work out for me to move up and settle in. Now I'm in a very difficult league, which makes you a man. And the truth is that I don't think much bey"
Aleix Garrido joined Barcelona's academy at age eight in 2012 and spent 13 years at La Masia. He reached his childhood dream by making a first-team debut in the 2022/23 season but decided at 21 to leave for Eibar on a three-year contract in 2025 to pursue continuity and development. Garrido described leaving as emotionally difficult and said he missed the training ground and teammates. The move followed months of consideration with his agent and a season spent fighting to keep Barça Atlètic up. He expressed no regrets and expects the challenging league to foster maturity.
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