Rafinha: I felt excluded in Barcelona

Sunday 03-11-2024

Barcelona player Rafinha made important statements to El Pais newspaper, explaining what his situation was like with Xavi as technical director of the Catalan team.

Rafinha said : “When Xavi was there, as technical director, I already knew that I would exit in the 60th minute.”

He continued: “I tried to do everything during those 60 minutes. But nothing worked, and other times when things worked, I was replaced anyway.”

When asked, “Did you ever feel excluded at Barcelona?” he answered: “ Yes, I felt that, especially during the first six months, and also at other times.”

He added: “People always said that I was a bad person, and that I should be sold, but things Now it works fine for me."