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Raphinha speaks out on Nico Williams and his signing for Barça: what did he say?
Published New:27/06/2025 - 21:43h
Updated New:27/06/2025 - 22:31h
Raphinha reacted to the possible arrival of Nico Williams to FC Barcelona. Does he feel threatened? This is what he said
Many might think that, with the arrival of Nico Williams getting closer, that could cause the player who nominally occupied that position this 2024/25 season, Raphinha, to see his amount of minutes reduced or, directly, be replaced by the player from Pamplona. However, the 28-year-old left winger gives the impression of not being too worried about the idea of the arrival of the Spanish international. Nor was he worried in the past.
He made this clear in a publicity event in Brazil, in which the native of Porto Alegre did not mince words when talking about the possible incorporation of Nico Williams this summer to the culé team.
Raphinha celebrates the possible signing of Nico Williams for Barcelona
Under that premise, far from focusing on the possible competition that could arise for the position of left winger, he celebrated the possible arrival of Nico Williams for the undeniable leap in quality that it would give to the culé squad.
"Any player who comes to add to the club is welcome. I think anyone who comes with the mentality of arriving, working hard and striving for the good of the team is very welcome. That is the most important thing, both for me and for the other players," he commented.
"Any player who comes to add to the club is welcome"
Subsequently, Raphinha did not hesitate for a second to highlight the quality of the younger of the Williams brothers, asserting: "It is no coincidence that he is being considered to play with us at Barcelona and that he plays in the Spanish national team. He is a player of very high quality. He has a lot of level, a lot of quality."
"It is no coincidence that he is being considered to play with us at Barcelona"
'Rapha' and Nico Williams can coexist in the blaugrana club
It was in that same context where he also explained his feelings and perspectives regarding the arrival of Nico Williams to Barcelona, as well as the competition to be the starting left winger: "Mentally I am very well. As I said, I have just come out of the best season of my life. There is no way that I am sad or discouraged by anything, not even by the arrival of one player or another," he pointed out.
"There is no way that I am sad or discouraged by anything, not even by the arrival of one player or another"
So it is more than clear that Raphinha endorses the arrival of Nico Williams and that he does not feel greater pressure for his place in the starting eleven of Hansi Flick. Even, this section makes it clear that both players can coexist on the field, as has already been mentioned on more than one occasion.
The player from Pamplona could occupy the left wing and the player from Porto Alegre could play as an attacking midfielder behind Lewandowski, a role that is not at all foreign to him, considering his actions on the field. Despite being the theoretical starting left winger, he has been constantly seen dropping towards central areas, precisely as a '10'. Therefore, this new role would not be strange to him.
The Brazilian lashed out against the Club World Cup
In another order of ideas, Raphinha did not want to directly assess the absence of Barcelona in the FIFA Club World Cup 2025 that is held in the United States. The '11' of Barcelona showed his discomfort with the wear and tear that the players of European teams are suffering:
"I am on vacation and they are playing. An example: Marquinhos and Beraldo, from PSG, played the Champions League final, they couldn't even celebrate it well, they traveled here to South America to play with the national team. The second match ended and they returned directly to present themselves with their club and play the World Cup. They still haven't stopped," he said.
"Many people say that this is an excuse. Maybe yes, maybe not, but I think that having to give up our vacations by obligation is something very complicated, because it is a right that we have. Everyone agrees that everyone deserves at least a month of vacation, or three weeks, even if it is. And many of those who are playing the World Cup will not have even three weeks, or a month. They are not even going to recover," he concluded.
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