They are brothers, born in Brazil, made at FC Barcelona but, due to circumstances, successful outside the Catalan home.
Thiago is the oldest and Rafinha has been able to follow in his footsteps. Literally. The oldest was dedicated to football and the second did the same, in the same position (midfielders) and in the same club, FC Barcelona. However, they soon changed course and now it seems that they will continue their careers in different teams and countries.
In fact, Thiago already did it successfully when he signed for Bayern, a Champions finalist: it is said that Liverpool wants him. And Rafinha? According to La Gazzetta dello Sport, Lazio would have already made the decision to sign the youngest Alcantara, who played on loan for Celta last season and is not in the consideration of Koeman, Messi’s new coach.
The transfer, for the 27-year-old player, would be made for about 12 million euros, which in days of crisis are good for FC Barcelona. In addition to the age, the record and the transfer costs, which are much lower than those of James Rodríguez, the other candidate of the Italians, this time the past of Rafinha in Calcio is privileged, since he was on loan at Inter Milan by one semester in 2018.
Rafinha, like James, has only one more year of contract with the Blaugrana entity and that would accelerate the negotiation. Is not then Italy the destiny of James? We will have to wait for the contracts to be signed.
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