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Thiago talks about why he left Barcelona

Thiago has been talking about why he decided to leave Barcelona in 2013 and says he simply wanted to play regularly.

The midfielder left the Camp Nou for Bayern and, talking to Cadena SER’s radio programme El Larguero, he says playing is more important than winning trophies.

“I have always wanted to play and since that wasn’t possible with Barça I had to leave to find the joy in playing football again. To me playing is more important than winning a trophy, in the end you always ask yourself ‘To what extent I have contributed to the win?