After registering 10 goals and 13 assists in all competitions last season, Raphinha was linked with a move away from Barca
The forward of the Barcelona, Raphinhahas stated that working with a psychologist is essential for anyone embarking on a career as a professional footballer and not letting the sport “destroy you”.
Raphinha27, has started the season in fine form, scoring a hat trick in Saturday’s 7-0 win over Real Valladolidbut his time at Barça was not always easy.
Rapinha complains to Barcelona EFE/Siu Wu
Since he signed for Barça in 2022 from the Leeds United For 55 million euros ($60.7 million), he has struggled to adapt to the club, has seen his performances criticised and has been regularly linked with a move to another club.
When asked if he had ever thought about leaving the Barcelona, Raphinha said to RAC1: “Yes, in my first six months here. They were complicated for me and my family. I improved after the World Cup. [de Qatar] and I finished the season well, but it was difficult for me to adapt.”
“At times I thought about leaving, but those thoughts passed quickly. This is Barça. The club is huge; it’s normal that it’s hard.
“If you work hard and want to have a career in football, you can’t give up. I’ve had many reasons to quit, to leave football and move on with my life. It’s a profession that destroys you.
“There have been times when I’ve come home and I didn’t know if I would get up the next morning to go back to training. I’ve cried, here [en el Barça] also.
“I do psychological work because I’ve seen how important it is. Everyone should do it because it helps a lot.
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“If you don’t take care of yourself, football destroys you. It’s very easy to get depressed and give up everything.”
Even this summer, after recording 10 goals and 13 assists in all competitions last season, Raphinha He has been linked with a move away from Barca, with English and Saudi clubs interested.
Meanwhile, the Barcelona wanted to sign a left winger, with Nico Williams and Federico Chiesa in the spotlight to fill a position that has been Raphinha Since the appearance of Lamine Yamal on the right.
“It’s annoying to see [las historias]even though it is normal,” he added regarding the constant speculation surrounding signings.
“Every day there is something, I go here or there. It ends up bothering me, of course, but my mind has always been here. I have received many offers, but the best thing for me is to be at Barça.”
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Raphinhawho is one of the club’s captains this season, has not been called up by Brazil during the September international break despite his impressive start to the season under the new coach. Hansi Flickin which the Barcelona has won its first four matches.
However, he trained with the team on Tuesday as Flick reinforced the squad with several youngsters, including the US youth international Peter Sum.
Soma, 18, joined the club’s reserve team from Cornellà last week and was an unused substitute in the weekend’s 2-1 defeat to Andorra in the Spanish third division.
He was one of the six players of the Barça Atlético called up by Flick, which also includes defender Landry Farré, another member of the 2007 class that produced Lamine Yamal, Pau Cubarsí and Marc Bernal.
