Rafinha Alcántara admits if he hadn't joined Celta Vigo he would have stayed at Barcelona.

The midfielder cut ties with Barca this past summer.

"You have a phrase 'from the heart' which sums up what the players who have come feel for the club," said Rafinha. "If it wasn't for Celta I wouldn't have left, I'd have stayed at Barcelona."

His father Mazinho played at Celta.

"It's something that you have from little, that you feel, you can't explain it," added Rafinha.