June 2, 2024, Ricky Rubio played his last game with Barça's shirt. The Catalan base, which had joined the Barca discipline at the beginning of the year, put an end to a bit bitter point in which he lived in the first person as the team fell eliminated in the fifth and final game against Olympiacos del del Euroleague playoff, and in an unappealable way (3-0) against Real Madrid in the Endesa League qualifiers.
To date, that classic is the last professional party which has played the game director of El Masnou. During this season he has been seen enjoying basketball playing pachangas with his friends in amateur leagues, but beyond that, Rubio has closed the 24/25 season without belonging to any team.
Rumors since last summer
Last summer the rumor of a possible return to Joventut, The club in which everything started. Barça was not going to put problems in that operation and was not going to ask for any financial compensation. He was taken for granted to Olimpic, but through his social networks, Ricky denied any news that he targeted in that direction.
Ricky Rubio in his second stage at Barça / Valentine Enrich
A campaign that sounded like a farewell
In these last weeks, the name of Ricky Rubio returned to the First Information Line after an advertising campaign in which he showed gratitude to all the love he had received throughout his career. An action that sounded like possible withdrawal, but that the player denied. And as it has transcended in the last hours, his return to the tracks could be close.
And, according to the journalist Victor Lavagnini, Ricky Rubio and the Joventut are in permanent contact, and that there is the idea that both parties will unite their paths.
The leader of the Penya next season with Tomic
The same information suggests that Sources close to the Verdinegra entity ensure that the Joventut of the next season will be led by Ricky Rubio and Tomic, But the prudence Given the rumors last summer and finally they were not consolidating.
Ricky Rubio, in his stage as a Joventut player / SPORT
In case of fulfilling the information that the journalist of '3cat' points, Rubio would return to the Penya 16 years later. It was in 2009 when the game director decided to sign for Barça.
An exciting face
Ricky, who will meet next October 35 years, It would be a great claim for a Joventut who has confirmed the outputs of Devon Dotson y Kassius Robertson facing next season, beyond the withdrawal of Pau Ribas.
