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FABRIZIO ROMANO PROVIDES AN UPDATE ON THE 21-YEAR-OLD LINKED TO MANCHESTER UNITED AND REAL MADRID.

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Sevilla right-back Juanlu Sanchez impressed when he came into the side last season, replacing an injured Jesus Navas as winter approached. The 21-year-old is still managing to get game time this campaign despite having two World Cup-winners ahead of him in Navas and Gonzalo Montiel.

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Garcia Pimienta has used him in midfield at times this season, but the Olympic gold medallist is being watched closely. Real Madrid showed interest in him from last December, while Manchester United reportedly enquired about him in August.

Fabrizio Romano has now told Caught Offside that while there is interest in him, there have been no talks nor negotiations for Juanlu so far. Teams that are interested are scouting the young Spaniard.

Juanlu has a €20m release clause in his current deal, and that expires in 2026, making it little surprise that Los Nervionenses will try to renew his contract in the coming months. Sevilla will no doubt look to increase that clause too, to either ward off the interest or at least capitalise on it should any offers arrive next summer.


Barcelona winger Raphinha turned down €100m offer from Saudi Arabia


While there was the usual deluge of rumours that have followed the 27-year-old for the last three transfer windows, at the very least in Raphinha’s mind, there was no doubt that he would be at Barcelona this season. No matter how much money he was offered.

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The Brazilian was highlighted early on as a potential sale for Barcelona, as they looked to free up space in their salary limit, but as has been reported and now reaffirmed by Sport, his intention was always to remain in Catalonia. They say that Barcelona were willing to accept an offer of €100m for him from Saudi Arabia, who would have also offered the same amount to Raphinha over the course of a four-year deal.

Nevertheless, even if an offer had arrived from Saudi Arabia’s Premier League wing in Newcastle United, the former Leeds United star would not have listened to it. Newcastle were the most closely linked side to Raphinha, although Arsenal and Manchester United were also credited with fleeting interest.

Raphinha’s exit was seen by many as the necessary sale to make a move for Athletic Club’s Nico Williams this summer. The two players have different qualities, and clearly Williams is younger and yet to reach his peak, but Raphinha is demonstrating early on this season that in the right situation, there are few more productive than him at the moment. If he can maintain his current form, a sale will be quickly forgotten about.

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