"Barcelona" defender Yerry Mina, who is getting ready to leave, shared about the fun atmosphere within the team.
Once he lost a bet for missing penalty shots in training and had to pay for Lionel Messi and Luis Suarez's shopping.
However, even though the center-back enjoyed good relationships with his teammates, soon they will only be memories. The Colombian was recently sought after by Liverpool's "Everton", as well as interest from "Manchester United" and "Lyon" clubs.
"When I arrived, trying to create a good atmosphere, I made a bet with Messi and Suarez about who would perform better penalty kicks in training", Mina told "Bocas Magazine". "I did it just to challenge them."
"In the end, they would earn 50 euros each day from me. I thought: "What? I pay for these guys' shopping!" However, the truth is that those monsters can direct the ball wherever they want."
"They are fantastic people and magicians."
Truth be told, life for Mina was not as easy and enjoyable on the green field.
"I thought a lot, I thought a lot about bad things", continued the defender. "I thought everything was over."
"I felt so bad that Coutinho and Paulinho tried to encourage me and said that everything will be fine."
"I understand that we have amazing players (in the center-back position - ed. note), but I just wanted to get a minute to impress everyone, and that didn't happen."
"The few minutes I got were bad... Sometimes it seemed like everything was going wrong and only getting worse."
"I felt like I couldn't do anything right, not even make a pass in training."
Mina finally managed to recover during the World Cup, where he broke into the starting lineup of the Colombian national team and scored three goals. The 23-year-old footballer is unsure about his future, but he feels much better now.
