There had been talk of interest from Real Madrid and Chelsea in the young prospect, but Barcelona have secured his future for the time-being at least.
Rafinha, as he is commonly known, has been called up for Spain Under-19’s, but has spoken in the past of an ambition to play for Brazil in the future – an option still available to the player.
Thiago, on the other hand, cannot now switch nationality, having played in EURO 2012 qualifiers.
