In a communiqué published on its page Facebook, the former defender, which occupied assistant's post since the end of its career, announces its decision: " by this communiqué, I announce you the end of my labor relation with FC Barcelona. These three months allowed me to see the other facet of the club. I learnt a lot, I am very grateful to everybody, and today, I want to try to work since a different perspective. "
According to the Spanish press, Puyol was nevertheless tipped to succeed Zubizarreta at the post of sports director.