Barça awaits Raphinha's arrival in Barcelona this afternoon
Raphinha could be announced as a new Barça player in the next few hours. The Brazilian is scheduled to land in Barcelona this afternoon and will undergo a medical tomorrow before signing a contract for the next five seasons. As per the plan, Raphinha could likely be presented this Friday and leave the next day with his new teammates for their pre-season tour of the United States. His signing was finalized last night for around 55 million euros plus ten million euros in variables. Since last Friday, there was already a pre-agreement between the clubs, with the final offer officially sent by the Spanish club. A few final details had yet to be agreed upon, which have been delayed by financial imbalances as Barcelona were awaiting the activation of the second lever. Both Leeds and Barça were interested in closing the deal as soon as possible and the English club already gave the green light last night to Raphinha to travel, although he will not take a plane until this afternoon due to logistical problems. The signing of Raphinha was one of the requests of Xavi Hernandez, who wanted a versatile player on the wing, to be able to play with open wingers. His arrival and the renewal of Dembélé are likely to seal the departure of Memphis in this market and a loan move for Abde might be sought out.
Every Barcelona player's wages as Raphinha joins in whopping £54.7m move
Barcelona announced on Wednesday that they have agreed a deal with Leeds United for Raphinha. The Catalan giants are in sorts of financial trouble but are still paying Leeds £55m for the Brazilian’s services, per the BBC. Raphinha posted a video on social media where he confirmed the move. “Hello Barça fans, Raphinha here – I’m in Barcelona,” he said. According to journalist Gerard Moreno, per Leeds-live.co.uk, Raphinha will earn £5.2million-per-year at Barca, which works out to £100,000-per-week. But where does that put him among the club’s top earners? View Barcelona player’s wages below… All data is provided by Salary Sport unless stated. 23. Nico Gonzales – £10,000-per-week 22. Óscar Mingueza – £19,000-per-week 21. Pedri – £32,000-per-week 20. Ronald Araújo – £35,000-per-week 19. Eric García – £51,000-per-week 18. Riqui Puig – £64,000-per-week 17. Sergiño Dest – £64,000-per-week 16. Ansu Fati – £69,000-per-week 15. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang – £80,000-per-week (Per the Daily Mail) © Provided by Give Me Sport SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA – MAY 25: Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang of FC Barcelona gestures towards the crowd at full time during the match between FC Barcelona and the A-League All Stars at Accor Stadium on May 25, 2022 in Sydney, Australia. (Photo by Brendon Thorne/Getty Images) 14.