Arsenal target Rafinha is fully aware that there is no place for him at Barcelona and, according to ESPN, the Brazil international is far from pleased as his Camp Nou career comes to an end.
Both of the Alcantara brothers are facing an uncertain future as the summer window creaks open.
But while the few expected the evergreen Thiago to walk away from Bayern Munich this year, it is no surprise to see his younger sibling make another appearance in the gossip columns.
A Barcelona career that promised so much during the trophy-laden reign of Luis Enrique has been on the wane for some time, largely thanks to a series of cruel and long-term injuries.
Rafinha has made just eight La Liga appearances for the Catalan kings in the last two seasons.
And while Celta Vigo cannot afford to make his current loan spell at Balaidos permanent due to his £14 million price-tag, the 2015 Champions League winner is under no illusions that his time at Barca is all but over.
Arsenal were linked via Mundo Deportivo a few weeks ago.
Though rather unfavourable comparisons will be drawn with another Barcelona playmaker who flopped spectacularly at the Emirates, Rafinha could be less Denis Suarez and more Alexis Sanchez at the Emirates.
When fit and firing, this fleet-footed playmaker is a footballer with supreme technical gifts and an eye for the spectacular too.
He scored two brilliant goals just days ago, as Celta thumped Alaves for six in La Liga.
ESPN claims that Rafinha is far from happy as he slips down the pecking order at Barcelona. But a move to Arsenal feels like the perfect fit for a brilliant footballer who deserves to have a starring role somewhere.
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