VERBAL AGREEMENT FOR 72 'KILOS'

The signing of Raphinha depends on Barça's 'ok' to the deal reached with Leeds

Published:11/07/2022 - 22:44h

Updated:12/07/2022 - 08:41h

FC Barcelona and Leeds United are very close to closing the transfer of Raphinha. As confirmed by the journalist Fabrizio Romano, the Blaugrana team will shortly confirm the agreement for 72 million euros reached verbally on Sunday

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Raphinha Will be new player of the FC Barcelona in brief. In accordance with the skilled journalist in signings, Fabrizio Romano, the agreement with the Leeds United is very near to close by 72 million euros, last verbal offer that the managerial culé would have presented by the forward. In the meantime, the player of 25 years awaits anxious by the official announcement of his purchase, which gestará, to a large extent, thanks to the pressure exerted by Deco, his agent.

In principle, the ones of Elland Road were had to traspasar to the '10' to Chelsea by a near figure to the 75 'kilos', but so much the representative like the extreme did the possible for blocking the operation to give him opportunity to the Barça to go in in the bidding. The sale of 10% of the television rights of LaLiga allowed to the club present a first offer of 55M more 5 in variables, which was descartada by the whites.

Now, Joan Laporta trusts to sell 15% extra of the television rights, probably also to the North American group Sixth Street, with which the club ingresará around 300 million euros, the sufficient to amortise the signings of Raphinha, Robert Lewandowski and a central defender, priorities blaugranas for the summer. In spite of the imminent renewal of Ousmane Dembélé, the '10' of the Leeds will arrive to reinforce the attack culé, mainly by the sides.

In the last semester, Xavi Hernández alternated to 'Dembouz' and Adama Traoré by right, whereas by left the options were Ferran Torres and Memphis Depay, being Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang the alternative by the half, together with Ferran. With the return of Ansu Fati, the '9' Dutch aims to remain without place in a forward in which they neither take place Martin Braithwaite neither Francisco Trincao, the one who finish to return of the Wolverhampton. It will be necessary to see which sucede with Ez Abde and Rey Manaj, the others canteranos that complete the attack blaugrana.

The offer of 72 millions yes convinces to the Leeds

The first approach of the Barça by 60 'kilos' net did not convince to the ones of Yorkshire, but this last offer yes approaches to his economic pretences by the Brazilian, whose value of current market is of 45M. In this regard, Jesse Marsch, technician of the Leeds, ensured the past week that the case of the forward is very near to resolve . "There is urgency in his surroundings to find a solution and unblock it. I know that has hopes and dreams and will see in the next days. It will be necessary to follow day in day out with and see the progresses", sentenced the trainer.

Of this way, is very likely that the '10' no trip to Australia with the team for turns it of pre-season and, in his defect, land in Barcelona in the next days. It does a pair of months, the arrival of the of Carry Cheerful seemed conditioned by the future of Ousmane Dembélé, but everything changed in the last weeks. The insistence of Deco and Raphinha will be recompensada by a signing that, maybe, produce with sobreprecio. It will be the able forward to justify the investment culé?

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