Barça is still very optimistic about the signing of Raphinha

The last days have been agitated around the figure of Raphinha. The player of the Leeds has taken the determination to change of 'airs' during the summer and so much the FC Barcelona like varied of the big clubs of the Premier League have showed interest in doing with his services. The Barcelona have him like one of his main aims to reinforce the forward, but from London expect 'steal them' the signing of the player.

And it is that Chelsea has accelerated the management to incorporate to the Brazilian in the last hours and already would have arrived to an agreement with the square of Yorkshire to concretise the traspaso. The group directed by Jesse March does not want to leave go out to his 'star' by any price, by what would have put him an initial price of more than 50 million pounds. Said sum has been reached by the 'blues', those who would have closed the agreement in 60 'kilos'.

This stage puts in big disadvantage to the Catalan entity, that do not have almost impossible to reach this figure without having activated the 'crowbars' economic. Besides, they are not the only in the 'fight', since the Arsenal also is very put in the market and would have touched the door of the player. Nevertheless, the offer of the 'blues' would have put them at the front in the negotiations, and included, already would be arguing with the footballer his new agreement.

However, from the City Condal are far to concern by the operation. Like this it has informed it the journalist Gerard Romero of 'Jijantes', the one who ensures that "the Barça follows VERY ALIVE with the option of RAPINHA, the strength of the player and the agent, right now do that the Barça have a lot of options to incorporate to the footballer, although Chelsea have agreement with the Leeds", leaving clear that the culés still do not lose the hopes.

They gathered with his agent

The blaugranas seem to not to surrender in the 'fight' by the extreme and gathered with the agent of the player, Deco, during the morning of the Wednesday. In the meeting, of the cual were partícipes the sportive vice-president, Rafa Yuste; the director of football, Mateu Alemany; the technical secretary, Jordi Cruyff and the attach to the president, Enric Masip, the ex midfield player of the club wanted to clear if the Barça of keeps in the bidding by the forward or no. It will remain for seeing that sucede in the next hours.