Chelsea suffer major Raphinha blow with Barcelona ready to meet Leeds demands with £60m offer
Posted by  badge Boss on Jul 01, 2022 - 01:01PM
Raphinha favours a move to Barcelona (Picture: Getty)

are ready to launch a bid worth up to £60million for Raphinha that could end ’s hopes of signing the Leeds United star.

Chelsea appeared to be on the brink of signing the Brazil international after agreeing a fee of £55m rising to £60m with Leeds on Monday.

had been hopeful of signing the winger but Chelsea’s far superior offer left them leading the race for his signature.

While Raphinha is open to a move to Stamford Bridge, his first choice has been a move to Barcelona.

But with the Catalan giants under financial pressure, they have so far been unable to make a bid that meets Leeds’ demands.

Four clubs interested in signing Raphinha (Picture: Getty)

However, now report Barcelona are now ready to launch an offer worth £51m up front with a further £9m to follow in add-ons.

Raphinha’s agent, former Chelsea midfielder Deco, met with Barcelona president Joan Laporta on Wednesday where the deal was discussed.

Barcelona are now hopeful of getting the deal done – with Raphinha’s desire to move to the Camo Nou a key factor.

Barcelona find themselves in a position where they can fund fund the move after agreeing a deal on Thursday to sell 10 per cent of their La Liga TV rights for the next 24 years – a move that will see them net an initial figure of £179m.

While Barcelona is Raphinha’s preferred destination, the report adds there is also interest from an unnamed European club who are competing in next season’s Champions League.

Arsenal saw a bid of £35m rejected by Leeds last week.

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