Sokol Cikalleshi, through a post on Instagram, has announced that he has ended his journey in the Albanian national team, expressing all his gratitude and pride for representing the jersey.

"The end of a journey! The journeys are beautiful with their ups and downs. During the journeys, if you did things right, the end is happy, but we don't always choose the way ourselves", he begins the post.

"It has been an indescribable pride and emotion to represent the jersey of the national football team. Carrying the emotions of a nation on my back is as much a privilege as it is a responsibility, which has made me humble and grateful to everyone who believed, to everyone who gave me the courage to continue and, of course, especially to everyone who cheered for me".

Cikalleshi continued:

"Just as every beginning has an end, my journey with the national football team came to an end! I feel happy for what I did during this journey, where I gave without the slightest saving the last drop of sweat and soul, to do the best possible".

"I thank God for everything he has given me in life, the family for the support, the red and black fans, who deserve much more than we have given on the blue field. (I) I pray to God that the friends who will continue their journey to Euro 2024, succeed and make a dignified appearance", concluded Cikalleshi's statement.

His statement comes after he was left out of the list of footballers who will be part of the Euro2024 competition. In the list selected by the coach of the national team, Sylvinho Mendes Campos Júnior, there is the absence of Sokol Cikalles and Myrto Uzuni, who have been important elements of the team.

The full list of footballers who will represent us at Euro2024: