The facet hid that Rafinha did not explode in the Barça

Rafinha Alcántara always has had to Barcelona like the city that has acted of central axis of his life, but the reality is that from small has felt Brazilian, having happened practically all the summers in earths "canarinhas" when had opportunity. With blood carioca running by his veins, is of which always take it to him everything with a smile and could kid all day about anything.

"I consider me a very cheerful and facetious person. I take me the life with a lot of joy. But when the things put serious, logically, am a serious person", has ensured Rafinha Alcántara in words conceded to "Sport". The midfield player has explained a curious and cruel anecdote of when it made the proofs to play in the Barça.

"My father said me that the Barça had not selected me"

"When it had done the proof, my father came and said me that it had not happened it. Such cual. That they did not want to me. That they did not explain with me. Imagine you this for a boy of 12 years, as more or less you sink you. But to the five minutes, called me my mother saying that they were jokingly. They were all compinchados", has revealed.

Since it is a boy, for him has been a dream can dress the T-shirt of the FC Barcelona: "For a boy is a dream. In my case, thought that it was something impossible. Because it thinks that a year and half before the proof I was goalkeeper. And always I imagined me of goalkeeper. So, when I happened the proof of the Barça, was eat: What is happening here? No it imagined it to me", confesses.

"If it measured 1,90 metres, would have loved me play like goalkeeper"

And desvela that wanted to play of goalkeeper when it was younger. "It loved me, it loved me! And if it measured one ninety would like me be goalkeeper. In fact the past year after the train remained me enough of goalkeeper so that they kicked me. Memory that of small called me the attention the clothes. The clothes of goalkeeper Hostia! These T-shirts of colours... The high averages, the gloves. All seemed me a past. In the Celtic always fixed me in Dutruel, that for me was a porterazo. And I took him a lot affection. In Brazil played of goalkeeper in the Flamengo".

Futbolísticamente, thinks that so much he like his brother, Thiago, distancian of the style of game of his father, Mazinho. "I think that here the two are quite different. My father technically was very good but defensivamente also. It was a mediocentro defensive that knew to play, that knew to handle to a team. But we were more than attack. It liked us more do foolishnesses with the balloon".

And, finally, it respects the decision of Thiago Alcántara to abandon the FC Barcelona does some summers to leave traspasado to the Bayern Munich, that paid 25 million euros by the signing. "I knew that for his career would be an important step. I support it in everything. For me it was a good decision go out of the Barça", comments.