Former Barcelona midfielder Riqui Puig recalled his difficult times with the team and said he left very disappointed.
“Barcelona and Xavi were a big disappointment for me. My last month with the team was very difficult. A player was left out of pre-season training camp… I’ve never seen that before.” said the For FOX Deportes During the summer a Departure to LA Galaxy Midfielder.
Puig was also excluded from the pre-season, as Barcelona coach Xavi asked him to find a new team.
“I was in Barcelona with two other teammates, they wanted to be sent off, while the others were playing. It hurts me a lot,” said the 23-year-old midfielder.
The Spanish youth national team player had many favorites from La Liga, but he decided to look for a challenge elsewhere and headed to the United States. By the time the transfer was finalized, he had only a year left on his Barcelona contract, and the Los Angeles Galaxy signed the midfielder for free. However, his former club signed a €10m buy-back option with the Galaxy, and they also agreed that 50 percent of the proceeds from all future sales of the player would belong to Barcelona.
“I owe a debt of gratitude to Barcelona, thanks to them I became the player I am today. My last spell with the team didn’t go the way I wanted it to. They didn’t treat me the way I wanted to.” – he added Puig.
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Puig signed for Barcelona U16 in the summer of 2014 and then progressed step by step, playing in a total of 57 first-team matches, scoring two goals and providing three assists.
