Raphinha

Barcelona have completed the signing of Raphinha after the Liga giants beat competition from Chelsea to sign the Brazil international from Leeds United. The move comes as something of a surprise, given Barca's financial struggles, but is one that has been a long time in the making after Raphinha agreed personal teams with the Blaugrana back in May. Raphinha is the latest addition to Xavi's ranks as the Barca boss seeks to bring the club back to the top in both domestic and European competition. RAPHINHA IS A CULER 💙❤️ How much will Barcelona pay for Raphinha? Barcelona will pay an initial fee of €59 million (£50m/$59m) to Leeds for the services of the winger, while a further €6m (£5m/$6m) may need to be paid in add-ons. The fee will, however, be paid in instalments due to Barca's current financial plight. The Liga giants are currently in the process of raising €600m (£515m/$630m) so that they can register Raphinha, fellow new signings Franck Kessie and Andreas Christensen, and any other potential incomings this summer. Barca plan to raise extra money by agreeing to non-footballing deals, such as selling 49.9 per cent of the club's Licensing and Merchandising (BLM). What is Raphinha's contract length at Barcelona? Raphinha has signed a five -year contract with Barcelona that will keep him at the club until the summer of 2027. It is a long-term investment from Barca's perspective, which they hope will once again make them competitive for major silverware on multiple fronts. ...

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With Barcelona winger Raphinha being linked with a return to the Premier League 12 months on from leaving Leeds United, we have picked the five best players to ditch Our League before coming crawling back the following year. Robbie Keane Irish striker Robbie Keane had more clubs than Tiger Woods in his career as a professional footballer, yet he had the honour of being able to represent 11 of his boyhood ones. Having broken into the first team at Wolves as a youngster, Keane joined Coventry City in August 1999 for around £7.7million at the age of 19. He lasted a grand total of 11 months at Highfield Road after netting 12 Premier League goals, joining Italian giants Inter for £16.7m, handing the Sky Blues a nice profit but helping contribute to their relegation in 2000/01. Keane didn’t even last a year in Italy. After six months at San Siro, he would return to England, joining Leeds United on loan for the second half of the season Coventry were relegated, scoring the only goal of the game when the two sides met in January 2001. A year on from his switch to Inter, Keane signed for Leeds on a permanent basis after netting eight goals in 18 league games for the Yorkshire outfit. After another single year at a club, Keane joined Tottenham, where he enjoyed his best years – six of them to be exact. He then spent time at Liverpool, back at Spurs, Celtic, West Ham, Los Angeles Galaxy, Aston Villa and Indian side ATK. Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink Former striker turned below-average pund...

A wonder goal by Raphinha decided a much-anticipated preseason edition of El Clasico as Barcelona beat Real Madrid in an electric match in Las Vegas. The match saw the debuts of summer signings Robert Lewandowski (Barcelona) and Antonio Rudiger (Real Madrid) for their respective clubs. Lewandowski came close on a couple of occasions before being subbed out at halftime, and Rudiger played at left back, where he contained Raphinha for most of his time on the field. But Raphinha, Barcelona's new summer signing from Leeds United, still took advantage of a careless Real Madrid giveaway in the 27th minute to strike a left-footed rocket into the right corner for the goal that held up as the winner. It was Raphinha's second goal in as many preseason games for his new club. Real Madrid were clearly missing their star forward and captain Karim Benzema, who was not part of the matchday squad. He will make his preseason debut in the club's next friendly. Against Barcelona, it was Eden Hazard, and later Marco Asensio and Mariano Diaz, filling in as best they could, but the absence of a finisher was glaring. Real Madrid ended the match with no shots on target. Barcelona are in the midst of a four-game U.S. tour which started with a 6-0 blanking of MLS side Inter Miami three days before.In addition to El Clasico in Las Vegas, Barcelona will play matches against Juventus (July 27) and MLS's New York Red Bulls (July 31). After its traditional preseason Joan Gamper Cup match against Mexico'...

Life is very different for Alejandro Balde now to what it was 12 months ago. An excellent showing on the US Tour earned him a spot in the first team squad this season, and he has ended up proving to be the natural successor to his role model, Jordi Alba. It's the perfect time to catch up with the player, and to start by enquiring about his injury. After winning 4-2 at the Estadi Johan Cruyff, Barça were very well poised indeed for a place in the final of the playoff for promotion to the second division, but it all went wrong on Sunday and it will be the Real Madrid reserves who face Eldense in the deciding fixture after they won Sunday's second leg 3-0, the deciding goal coming right at the end of regulation time and from the penalty spot. Barcelona continue to work on their sporting planning for next season. Now the name of Mikayil Faye, a young 18-year-old centre-back who is on the club's agenda, has appeared again. According to Fabrizio Romano, the signing of the Senegalese player is closed. Vitor Roque is Barcelona's number one target to reinforce the position of '9' this summer. The young Brazilian striker, 18 years old, who is the great sensation of South American football, has passed all the filters set by Barca's technical team, starting with the scouting department and ending with the sporting leadership of the club with Mateu Alemany and Deco. Alphonso Davies, Bayern's tremendous left-back, explained on the Say Less podcast that he could have signed for Barça in ...

The Athletic has live coverage of Roman emperor Augustus, according to historical accounts, would shout a particular phrase at military commanders guilty of reckless actions: festina lente. Its translation from Latin could be something like ‘hurry up slowly’. The message was supposed to be: there is no surer way to success than making quick decisions calmly. Less than three weeks ago, He put the Brazilian in his starting XI for Barca’s away trip to Girona on January 28, a big chance for the Brazilian to impress. And then the team’s most in-form wide attacker, It meant there was even more focus on Raphinha. The former It was an anxious and disappointing performance, but after the match, Xavi stood up for him. “I have a lot of faith in Raphinha,” the manager said. “His numbers aren’t bad at all. Just as with the team in general, he needs to create more in attack, which is what we lacked; to be more daring and less afraid of missing the last pass. “But it’s not about Raphinha. It’s something we need as a team”. Hearing a manager publicly back a player in such a way might not have sounded too surprising. But it does accurately reflect what the club have been saying away from the microphones and cameras. Dig a little deeper and you find exactly the same thing. Around the same time, a Barca first-team source, who preferred to speak anonymously with The Athletic in order to protect their position, said of Raphinha: “It’s just a matter of confidence. His level is really, really hi...

Gunners iffy on fee for Rice (90Min.com) As Arsenal are leading the race to sign West Ham midfielder Declan Rice but are not yet prepared to meet the Hammers’ asking price for their captain, 90min understands. West Ham expect to receive plenty of offers for Rice, who is also attracting interest from Chelsea, An asking price of £100m has been placed on Rice’s head and West Ham believe the midfielder could end up commanding a higher fee if a bidding war can be sparked. 90min understands Arsenal are wary of paying so much and instead value Rice at closer to £90m, and the Gunners would be looking to strike a deal that would see them pay an initial £80m with add-ons to take the price higher. That difference in valuation has left the door open for one of Rice’s many suitors to come to the negotiating table, but sources have confirmed that Arsenal remain confident that they will win the race for Rice’s signature. Those in charge at the Emirates Stadium believe Arsenal is Rice’s preferred destination and there is confidence that will help the Gunners fend off any competition if a transfer battle arises. Should Bayern Munich fans start to get a little excited about potential angst in the West Ham-Arsenal talks? Probably not. Arsenal is going to try and whittle that price down, while West Ham seeks to squeeze every pound out of the Gunners. In the end, a deal between these two parties is most likely going to get done. As for Bayern Munich, club president Herbert Hainer spoke in a ge...