According to the Spanish newspaper Sport, Brazilian Raphinha is on track to leave Barcelona in the next transfer window. The player was called up to compete in the Copa América by coach Dorival Júnior last Friday (10).
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The Catalan newspaper claims that Barcelona are looking for ways to strengthen the squad for next season, seeking to avoid another year without titles. But to do so, he would have to get rid of important pieces to sign “first-rate” players, as the newspaper describes. Raphinha was the striker chosen to be sold. The Brazilian has found it difficult to establish himself on Barça’s right wing, mainly due to the rapid rise of Lamine Yamal, the club’s youth star who is just 16 years old.
Raphinha lived her second year in Spain between ups and downs. He has nine goals and 11 assists this season, having entered the field on 35 occasions. Despite having brought great “intensity, pressure and defensive sacrifice”, Barcelona’s technical management wants a player who is more “unbalanced in one-on-one”, and can turn to the Spanish league itself to find him.
The Catalan club should go after Spaniard Nico Williams, from Athletic Bilbao, to “take Raphinha’s place.” Nico is a left winger and would be in Xavi’s plans to form an attacking trio with Yamal and Lewandowski next season. The board understands that, with Raphinha’s transfer, the path would be open for Nico Williams, both sportingly and financially. The Spanish, still according to the Sportalso has a move to Barcelona as a priority.
Barcelona has already received important offers for the Brazilian winger, the one that caught the most attention was from Al-Hilal, from Saudi Arabia, who would be willing to pay around 100 million euros (around R$556 million at current prices), including bonuses. and variables.
Source: Gazetaesportiva
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