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Barcelona defender Marc Bartra reveals why he rejected Tottenham and Man City
MARC BARTRA has admitted the lure of silverware at Barcelona led him to reject Tottenham and Manchester City.
Marc Bartra says he wants to fight for his place at Barcelona
Last month Spanish newspaper Sport reported that the Premier League duo and Bayern Munich had all approached Bartra.
And due to a clause in his contract, his fee had dropped to just £8.5million owing to a lack of agreed game time.
However, despite the 24-year-old's lack of appearances, he has confirmed that he wants to fight for his place at Barca and embrace the challenge of next season.
He told Sport: "The end of the season was hard, because at first I had more regular football and at the end I didn't play as much.
But I was thinking calmly about leaving Barça who had always treated me so well
"But I was thinking calmly about leaving Barça who had always treated me so well.
"The offers that arrived made me doubt myself, but with a coach like Luis Enrique you know that everything can change in a year and I am going to give everything.
"Every player wants to play in the big games, I know that it isn't easy at Barça.
"If you work here, it is an endless race. I have enjoyed myself a lot with the team and there is still much to be won."