I left Barca for playing time ―Alcantara

The Spanish midfielder, Thiago Alcantara has just begun his fifth season in Germany with Bayern Munich after leaving his childhood club in 2013.

The 27-year-old revealed the reasons why he decided to leave a successful side like the Blaugrana in an interview with “El Larguero” on SER.

“I have alwas wanted to play and since that wasn’t possible with Barça I had to leave to find the joy in playing football again. To me playing is more important than winning a trophy, in the end you always ask yourself ‘To what extent I have contributed to the win?’.

“I will always be grateful to Barcelona, but I left because I didn’t want to be just one of the many. We, the player that were in the cantera, always had the dream to reach the first team – continued Thiago – and, once we get there, we want to play and know that we can become regulars.

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“When that’s not possible, it’s the moment you should leave. That’s what I did, leaving Barcelon was my decision. Returning to the Blaugrana? I am only focused on the current season, I am not thinking beyond that. The comparisons with Xavi and Iniesta? I never liked being compared to them, because they are incomparable”.