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It hurt me a ton' - Riqui Puig hits out at Barcelona for making him train alone before LA Galaxy move
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The Spanish midfielder says he had to prepare all alone prior to passing on Barcelona in July to join MLS outfit the LA Galaxy
Puig was avoided with regards to Barca pre-season visit
Reviews "intense month" preparing alone
Irate over treatment before Galaxy switch
What was the deal? Riqui Puig has condemned Barcelona for the treatment he got in his last couple of months at the club. The 23-year-old burned through seven years at Camp Nou however has now left the club for another experience in MLS with the LA Galaxy.
WHAT PUIG SAID: Puig told AS: "It was an extreme month since I had never seen that, abandoning players in Barcelona and going on a visit without them. Maybe I comprehend the club's situation, they need to come down on players to leave, yet there are alternate ways of getting it done. It was truly troublesome being in Barcelona, preparing alone, with four other partners who were likewise there with me.
Barcelona are battling monetarily and subsequently, have let a few players go this late spring. Philippe Coutinho is among those to have left Camp Nou following a tempestuous few years, with the Brazilian joining Aston Villa, while club legend Dani Alves left on a free exchange.
"Following seven years at the club, being in Barcelona when all my partners are in Los Angeles playing matches, indeed, truly it hurt me a ton. It's a tough spot and some of the time you need to decide and they have pursued this choice however I disagree with it."
WHAT NEXT FOR PUIG? Puig made his MLS debut as a sub on August 20 in the LA Galaxy's 3-3 draw with Seattle Sounders. He'll expect to make his initial beginning when the Galaxy travel to New England Revolution on August 29, with the end goal of placing himself in dispute for Spain's World Cup crew.
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