Barcelona veteran Javier Mascherano concedes he could be on the move from the Nou Camp.
Thomas Vermaelen has recently come into central defence with the Argentine injured as Ernesto Valverde trusts the Belgian's experience before Yerry Mina arrives in the summer.
"I think that my stage here is ending," he told ESPN. "It makes sense that after such a long time there's not much more I can do in this club.
"I'm not saying it with a heavy heart. I've had the best years of my career in this club. I'll never forget it.
"I'm one of those people that thinks that you have to know when is the right time to end a stage. I would like to close mine at the right time but it doesn't really depend on me."
Mascherano noted how his time at Liverpool ended on a sour note, perhaps reflecting that he doesn't want the same to happen at Barcelona.
"I am predisposed to ending it on time because when I left Liverpool it wasn't good for me, and I didn't like it," he added.
"I didn't like having the feeling that I could go back to Liverpool and there was still something toxic there. I don't want the same thing to happen to me at Barcelona."
Source: tribalfootball.com