🚨 BARÇA OPEN TO €80M RAPHINHA SALE AMID CONTRACT TENSION — CHELSEA & ARSENAL ON ALERT!
Brazilian winger shines with 50+ G/A this season but future in flux as wage demands stall renewal talks.
Barcelona are reportedly ready to sell Raphinha this summer for over €80 million, per Catalunya Radio via Metro. Despite being a key player under Hansi Flick, with 28 goals and 22 assists in 46 games this season, the club is considering cashing in due to growing contract tensions.
Key Details:
Chelsea and Arsenal are circling once again, having missed out on him in 2022 when he chose Barça over a Premier League move.
Barça want to extend his current 2027 deal with a salary bump, but Raphinha’s camp is demanding more, complicating negotiations.
Barcelona may include a release clause in any new deal, offering Chelsea a potential opening.
Interest from Middle East clubs persists, but Raphinha prefers to stay in Europe at least until after the 2026 World Cup.
Chelsea’s Angle:
The Blues are eyeing Raphinha as a possible upgrade over both Mudryk and Sancho, with their frontline struggling and major changes expected this summer.
This saga could define one of the blockbuster moves of the transfer window…