Barcelona managed to close an agreement with Raphinha: the Brazilian hopes that Leeds will accept the offer from the Catalans

The ambitious Barcelona project continues. In this regard, the club continues to work on recruiting players to strengthen the professional team led by Xavi Hernández. Thus, the name of Raphinha, currently at Leeds United, is closer than ever to the Camp Nou.

Moreover, according to the Sport newspaper, the institution and the footballer reached an agreement. That is to say, the Brazilian international gave the go-ahead with regard to salary and terms in the contract. Everything has been possible thanks to the willingness of the winger and the participation of Deco, the representative and former Barça player.

For more details, the attacker must sign for five seasons with the Catalans. Likewise, the man from the ‘Whites’ adjusted to the financial reality of the Catalan entity and his record seems affordable. Of course, the ‘Canarinha’ footballer will get bonuses for the goals that he achieves individually and collectively.

In fact, the cited source highlighted that Barcelona used that formula to negotiate with the athletes who joined the winter market in January. This was applied with other elements that are one heading away from putting on the Blaugrana headquarters: the full-back César Azpilicueta, the central defender Andreas Christensen and the midfielder Franck Kessié.

On the other hand, beyond the economic (a closed issue between player and club), Raphinha is motivated by the sports planning of the Catalans. For that reason, the striker promised not to listen to offers from other interested parties, such as Liverpool and Bayern Munich. In addition, if Ousmane Dembélé leaves, the South American will have a leading role.

Leeds United OK

From the outset, Barcelona put 35 million euros on the table for the Brazilian. That amount was immediately rejected by Leeds United. So, the board of the Spanish team is doing its best to go with a new offense. There is even talk of defender Óscar Mingueza appearing in the operation to facilitate the matter.

In the institution of the Premier League they know the value of Raphinha in the market. For this reason, they will not easily let go of a player with a lot of potential and who has had an outstanding progression in the Premier League. Likewise, the winger has a contract signed until 2024 and the ‘Whites’ want to renew him, although they are not closed to selling him for a reasonable price.