Barcelona goaltender Jasper Cillessen confirms his intention to leave this summer

Barcelona goalkeeper Jasper Cillessen has confirmed that he wants to leave the Spanish club this summer to have more play time.

The 30-year-old has not played in La Liga this season. He played only the Copa Del Rey and the final of the group stage of the Champions League Barcelona against Tottenham.

He was on the bench while the Catalan club beat Levante 1-0 to secure a 26th title in La Liga. Lionel Messi left the bench to score the decisive goal.

After the final whistle and the field celebrations, Cillessen informed the Dutch Ziggo Sport point of sale of his plans for the end of the season.

Asked about his future, he said: "First of all, I'm going on vacation, and then I hope I can play in a new club because I want to play."

The Dutch blocker struggled at Camp Nou after his move from Ajax 2016. The German blocker Marc-Andre Ter Steggen has imposed himself as the preferred option between the two posts.

Barcelona's preparations for next season are already well underway and Dutch midfielder Frenkie de Jong is expected to join the former Cillessen club for 65 million pounds sterling when the transfer window opens.

The champions of Spain have also been closely badociated with another player from Ajax in the form of talented defender Matthijs de Ligt, whose badured performances have attracted the attention of many of the best clubs in the world. Europe.

And Cillessen thinks his compatriot would make the right choice if he decides to follow De Jong to Barcelona, ​​adding, "I would say [to De Ligt]: "Who would not want to play here?" If a player has the chance to come to Barcelona, ​​everyone will want it,

Ernesto Valverde's men still have a lot to do for this season and are looking to complete a hat-trick by adding the Champions League and Copa del Rey trophies to their league title.

They welcome Liverpool to Camp Nou for the first leg of their Champions League semifinal on Wednesday and Cillessen insists that the players are fully focused on the task ahead.

"There was no very festive atmosphere in the locker room [after the Levante win] because we are already focusing on Wednesday, "he continued. In the end, it's the big goal.

"Maybe we were too quiet too, because we are getting used to winning the championship!"