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Chelsea take lead in 'race' for Raphinha

Published:7/05/2023 - 11:09h

Updated:7/05/2023 - 11:10h

All indications are that three Premier League clubs will bid in earnest to bring Raphinha back to the Premier League in the summer. At the moment, Chelsea is the most interested and FC Barcelona could close a record sale

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The FC Barcelona prepares to listen offers by Raphinha in summer and from England can arrive the most interesting options. The Brazilian is very known in the Premier League after his go through the Leeds United and, to the equal that sucedió the past year, Chelsea has fixed in the one of Carry Cheerful to reinforce his attack. However, the 'blues' will have competition in the 'career' by the extreme.

British means ensure that the player of 26 years is in the orbit of Arsenal and Newcastle, clubs that from does already several weeks have initiated contacts to convince him to return to England. The '22' has agreement until June of 2027 and, although it does not have intentions to leave , is conscious of the financial urgencies of a Barça forced to close, at least, two or three millionaire sales to free the mass salarial that demands LaLiga.

Chelsea will go back to the load by Raphinha

To the term of the 2021/22, the then directed group by Thomas Tuchel was the best positioned for fichar to Raphinha, but the extreme expected until last moment by the offer of a Barça that already had promised him go to by him in July. Finally, the Leeds ingresó 55 'kilos' fixed by his traspaso, almost 20 million euros less than what offered the 'blues'.

This year, the offer of the ones of Stamford Bridge will not be very distant. The forward keeps a value of €50m and the directive culé dificilmente will leave him go out by less than 65 'kilos', although the ideal would be to invoice a mount upper to the 70 net millions by his traspaso. With this could turn into the third costlier sale of the FC Barcelona, behind Neymar (222 'kilos') and his compatriot Arthur Melo (€76m).

The Barça expects to take advantage of of the chequebook 'blue'

From the arrival of the American Todd Bohely to the club, Chelsea has spent an authentic fortune in signings that, in his majority, have been a failure. This season, the investment of the North American tycoon surpassed the 600 million euros and Chelsea will close the season without titles and out of European competitions for the first time from the 2015/16.

Thus, the market veraniego promise to be intense regarding arrivals and exits in Stamford Bridge and the Barça expects to take out benefit of this. In addition to the traspaso of Raphinha, the culés are very attentive to the possible rescission of agreement of Pierre-Emercik Aubameyang, one of the alternative 'low cost' that sondea the directive to reinforce the forward. Also it is in the radar culé N'Golo Kanté, although his wage would be a difficult obstacle of sortear still when it arrived free.

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