Raphinha admitted he was close to leaving Barcelona. What made him stay with the team?

Currently, Raphinha is one of the undisputed leaders of Barcelona, whom Hansi Flick nominates for the Ballon d'Or. However, the Brazilian could have ended up with another team.

Details: As Raphinha himself revealed, he considered leaving Barcelona several times. The last time was last summer. But, with Flick's arrival at the team, he made the Brazilian understand not to make hasty decisions, and after a talk with the new coach, the player decided to stay.

Quote: "Not everything was going well for me. I didn't have the best season, and I saw people asking me to leave, saying I wasn't good enough for the club, and every day there were news articles about me leaving."

Eventually, I thought about it. After the Copa America, Hansi called me and told me to come to training before making any decisions, that he wanted to talk and was counting on me.

This was an important factor in my decision to stay. When I talked to my wife, I told her that if he was an honest person and saw players' performance in training, I would give him a week to love me as a player, and that he wouldn't regret it. I think it worked," Raphinha told the Brazilian outlet Globo.