Raphinha Is more near that never to convert his dream in reality: the Brazilian will sign the next week with the FC Barcelona by five seasons in return of 55 million euros, a figure that the Leeds will finish accepting, very to his weigh, in front of the insistence of the own forward. In this sense, the Brazilian could land next Monday in the City Condal, waiting for the closing of the negotiations in the course of the week.
For the ones of Elland Road, the offer of the Barça was the less attractive, but the player of 25 years always had clear his priority to dress the T-shirt blaugrana. So much the '10' as Deco, his agent, did the possible so that the directive culé carried the forward in the bidding, in spite of offering 15 'kilos' less than clubs like Chelsea, with the one who the white group had an agreement of traspaso by 70 million euros by the one of Carry Cheerful.
Thomas Tuchel wanted to Raphinha to reinforce his attack after the fiasco of a Romelu Lukaku that finished returning yielded to the Inter of Milan. The group 'blue' also sondeó the possibility of fichar to Ousmane Dembélé, an option that has gone losing strength in the last days. Likewise, Arsenal, Tottenham and Liverpool also were had to improve the offer of the Barça by Raphinha, but the Brazilian kept firm in expecting by the proposal culé, which has produced after the activation of the first 'crowbar' financial of the directive.
In this way, the forward of the Leeds will turn into the third reinforcement of the summer and, perhaps, in the big bet of the year for the club, still above the possible signing of Robert Lewandowski; since it will finish costing more than the Pole and the operation will surpass, even, the purchase of Ferran Torres adding the mount of the variables. The 11 goals and 3 assistances in 36 parties of the '10' in the 2021-22 were keys for the salvation of the ones of Jesse Marsch; a sufficient performance so that the Barça turn him into the first big signing of the second stage of Joan Laporta at the head of the club.
The signing of Raphinha no longer depends on Dembélé
In principle especulaba that the arrival of the of Carry Cheerful would produce as long as Ousmane abandoned the Camp Nou. Nevertheless, to these heights this possibility is totally descartada, since the club expects to close his signing without mattering what finish sucediendo with a 'operation Dembélé' that, to these heights, seems to aim to an unexpected resolution does a pair of weeks: the renewal of the Frenchman.
What himself could condition the arrival of Raphinha is the exit of Frenkie of Jong. If the Barça decides to spend 55 'kilos' in the Brazilian and afterwards go to by Lewandowski, is clear that the one of Arkel will have to go out to go down mass salarial, still when Laporta insists that it ingresado by the sale of the another 15% of the television rights of LaLiga would be sufficient not to have to sell more active, including players. Like this the things, the ones of Xavi Hernández are about to to reinforce his attack with the first big incorporation of the summer.