Barcelona set asking price for Chelsea and Arsenal to sign Raphinha
Barcelona are said to be considering the prospect of selling Raphinha (UEFA via Getty) Barcelona would be open to selling Raphinha in the summer transfer window if they receive an offer of €80 million (£69.4m), according to reports in Spain. The Brazil international has played an integral role in Barca’s season so far, scoring 25 goals and registering 15 assists across La Liga and the Champions League. Raphinha still has two years remaining on his current contract with Barcelona and talks have begun over a new deal. However, Catalunya Radio reports that Raphinha’s representatives are requesting a higher salary than what Barca are prepared to offer. The report adds that Deco, Barca’s sporting director, has raised the possibility of selling Raphinha to a club that could meet the 28-year-old’s salary demands if a bid in the region of €80m to €90m [£69.4m to £78.1m) is received. Get personalised updates on Arsenal everyday Wake up to find news on your club in your inbox every morning with Metro’s Football Newsletter. Sign up to our newsletter and then select your team in the link we’ll send you so we can get football news tailored to you. Raphinha has scored 25 goals for Barcelona this season (Getty) It’s also claimed that Raphinha has already received an approach to join the Saudi Pro League but the Brazilian will not consider moving to the Middle East until after the 2026 World Cup at the earliest. Barca are also said to be looking to include a release clause which would be ‘affordable’ for a rival club to trigger. Barcelona’s asking price for Raphinha could reignite interest from Arsenal and Chelsea, who attempted to sign the winger from Leeds United in 2022. Edu, who was Arsenal’s sporting director at the time, confirmed he made an approach to Deco, who represented Raphinha before he took the role at Barcelona. Meanwhile, Chelsea agreed a £55m deal with Leeds for Raphinha but the Brazilian’ held out for Barcelona’s preference was to join the Catalan club. Both Arsenal and Chelsea are understood to be in the market for a new versatile attacker this summer. For more stories like this, check our sport page. Follow Metro Sport for the latest news on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.
Barcelona would be open to selling Raphinha in the summer transfer window if they receive an offer of €80 million (£69.4m), according to reports in Spain.
The Brazil international has played an integral role in Barca’s season so far, scoring 25 goals and registering 15 assists across La Liga and the Champions League.
Raphinha still has two years remaining on his current contract with Barcelona and talks have begun over a new deal.
However, Catalunya Radio reports that Raphinha’s representatives are requesting a higher salary than what Barca are prepared to offer.
The report adds that Deco, Barca’s sporting director, has raised the possibility of selling Raphinha to a club that could meet the 28-year-old’s salary demands if a bid in the region of €80m to €90m [£69.4m to £78.1m) is received.
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It’s also claimed that Raphinha has already received an approach to join the Saudi Pro League but the Brazilian will not consider moving to the Middle East until after the 2026 World Cup at the earliest.
Barca are also said to be looking to include a release clause which would be ‘affordable’ for a rival club to trigger.
Barcelona’s asking price for Raphinha could reignite interest from Arsenal and Chelsea, who attempted to sign the winger from Leeds United in 2022.
Edu, who was Arsenal’s sporting director at the time, confirmed he made an approach to Deco, who represented Raphinha before he took the role at Barcelona.
Meanwhile, Chelsea agreed a £55m deal with Leeds for Raphinha but the Brazilian’ held out for Barcelona’s preference was to join the Catalan club.
Both Arsenal and Chelsea are understood to be in the market for a new versatile attacker this summer.
For more stories like this, check our sport page.
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