Leeds United winger Raphinha is now ready to snub interest from Thomas Tuchel’s Chelsea and move to Barcelona, according to 90min.
90min are reporting this evening (7pm UK time) that Barcelona have agreed to pay Leeds £60 million in transfer fees for Brazil international winger Raphinha.
Chelsea already have an agreement in place with Leeds over the signing of the winger, according to the report, which has added that Barcelona have now upped their offer and are ready to pay the Whites £60 million spread over a number of years.
Barcelona are leading the race now for Raphinha, who is close to snubbing Chelsea and moving to Camp Nou, according to 90min.
Barcelona over Chelsea for Leeds United winger Raphinha
In our opinion, no one should be surprised that Raphinha could now join Barcelona and not Chelsea.
After all, we have known for a while that the Brazilian winger’s preference is join Barcelona.
And now that Barcelona are ready to pay Leeds what they want for the winger, it seems that it is only a matter of time before the winger turns out for the former La Liga and UEFA Champions League winners.
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