Rafinha was the latest Inter star to appear on InterTV show “Drive” and spoke on a range of topics including what he believes he would be had he not made it as a footballer.

The Brazilian firstly spoke about his childhood and the origins of his nickname, Rafinha.

“I started as a goalkeeper. My father handed down his passion for football, I come from a family of sportsmen and we grew up in a sporting environment.

“My friends call me Rafa, or Rafael, but everyone knows me as Rafinha. In Brazil it is an affectionate name, as a child they called me it so I decided that it would be my name on myshirt. I was thinking of changing it but doing so would be strange.”

He proceeded to discuss why he chose Inter, what he thinks of Italian football and spoke on the Inter fans who have backed him since his arrival in January.

“I chose Inter for the project that they explained to me. They wanted me to be part of this project, I saw matches and I thought I could play a role in this group, so I joined.

“Italian football is known all over the world, it is very tactical. My father [former Lecce and Fiorentina midfielder Mazinho] gave me many tips.

“I was very struck by the affection they have for me, here I feel at home even if I have been here for just 3 months. In Spain it is also like this but here they treated me very well from the first moment.”

The 25-year-old then spoke on his friends within the Inter squad and what he thinks he would’ve been if he wasn’t a footballer.

“I already knew Mauro Icardi who explained how Inter works, the structures, with him I have a special relationship. I met him when we were 15, in Las Palamas in the cantera of Barcelona, ​​we were the same age and we had a lot of fun. I have bonded with Brazilians and with Joao Cancelo too. I speak Spanish with Borja Valero and then use English with the Slovaks and Croats.

“If I had not been a footballer I’d have been a musician or even a policeman, but I always wanted to do something in the world of music or sport.”