In recent years, Barcelona has been accused of some strange decisions on the transfer market, and they can be about to scratch a few heads again. After a campaign that conflicts him for the balloon d'Or, Barcelona is said to be open to the sale of the Brazilian.
The Blaugrana moved to Nico Williams last summer and eventually paid attention to Dani Olmo. The suspicion, with a lot of speculation behind it, was that Raphinha would continue, and he has since admitted that he was considering doing this before the arrival of Hansi Flick.
Barcelona, however, remains interested in Williams and will open conversations for him again in the near future. This does not depend on a departure for Raphinha, but would clearly increase the competition for places. The more surprising thing is that they are still open to the sale of Raphinha, according to Catalunya Radio. They probably set an asking price of € 80 million at € 90 million to accept an offer for the 28-year-old.
They also say that Raphinha wants to stay in the club for at least one year, and that Barcelona has already opened conversations about contract renewal. His current deal is in 2027, so it makes sense that they do not want to drop it further, which would drastically damage its market value.
Although in terms of value and in the market trade it is certainly useful to consider Raphinha, it is surprising that they would consider it his turn. Undoubtedly, its value will not rise higher than this, and they can feel that Raphinha will have no better season than this, so there is a certain logic to try to sell high. Yet few clubs try to sell their best players at the highest level, and in addition to 28 goals and 22 assists in 46 games, Raphinha has become a leader of the team.
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