A radical step. Raphinha no longer trusts Barcelona's medical staff and brings in specialist from Brazil

Raphinha is paying too high a price for the doctors' mistakes.

Details: According to Blaugranation, citing El club de la mitjanit, the 29-year-old winger for Barcelona has completely lost faith in the club's medical staff after suffering a recent injury that now puts his World Cup participation in doubt.

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It is reported that Raphinha's trust has been shaken to such a degree that he had to call in his personal rehabilitation specialist from Brazil, who will now oversee his recovery.

Barcelona have agreed to allow Raphinha’s personal rehab specialist to work with him, but set the condition that the club’s own doctors will be in charge of the full recovery process, and that the final say in all decisions will rest with the club.

Currently, Raphinha is recovering from a hamstring injury sustained in the match against Croatia.

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