'My knee has sent me a message' - Former Arsenal defender Nacho Monreal announces retirement from football
ByTNT Sports
Updated 19/03/2025 at 11:51 GMT
"My knee sends me a message... loud and clear, I cannot continue." Former Arsenal defender Nacho Monreal spent six years at Arsenal before moving to Real Sociedad, but leaves the sport at the age of 36 after failing to recover from a knee injury that forced him to miss the entire 2021/22 season. He won three FA Cups and a Copa del Rey during a 17-year career.
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Nacho Monreal has announced his retirement from football at the age of 36.
The Spain international won three FA Cups with Arsenal during a nine-year spell at the club in which he made 251 appearances.
He left Arsenal for Real Sociedad in 2019 and won the Copa del Rey with the La Liga side, but missed the entire 2021-22 season after suffering a knee injury.
And while Monreal admitted his knee had forced him out of the game, he remained stoic in his decision to retire.
"My knee sends me a message... loud and clear; I cannot continue," he wrote on Instagram.
"Do I get mad? NO! I listen to it and accept the situation and thank it for everything."
Monreal also played with Osasuna and Malaga at the start of his career before moving to the Premier League, and made 22 appearances for Spain.
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