Pau Victor reveals his last conversation with a teammate after leaving Barcelona.
Barcelona is currently working on getting rid of several names for next season. The Spanish club wants to prepare for the upcoming season in the best possible way, so many operations were being carried out behind closed doors to get rid of several names that are not part of German coach Hansi Flick's plans. Among these names was the young Spaniard Pau Victor.
What conversation did Victor have with his teammate before leaving Barcelona?
Pau won't be the only player to leave Barcelona, with reports suggesting that there are many other names on the way, including Denmark's Andreas Christensen, Spain's Oriol Romeu, and others.
The young Spanish striker, now 23, recently opened up about a key discussion that influenced his decision to move to Portugal. Speaking to Mundo Deportivo, he recalled a lighthearted exchange with Barcelona's Raphinha—who once played in the same league.
With a playful tone, he initially brushed off the Brazilian's input, saying: "He played for a rival club (Vitória de Guimarães), so I shouldn't take his advice too seriously."
But he soon revealed that Raphinha had, in fact, been the one to convince him. "Truth is, he told me to go," he admitted. The Barça skipper had praised Braga's stature, the rising quality of the Portuguese league, and its track record for nurturing talent: "It's a major club in a fast-growing league. Plenty of top players have come from there."
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