Raphinha, a winger for Barcelona, has refuted claims that he has authorized the team to begin accepting offers for him during the forthcoming summer transfer window.
Raphinha moved from Leeds to Barcelona last summer in a deal worth up to £55 million. The Brazilian's season got off to a rocky start as he was in and out of the starting lineup and had trouble scoring and providing assists. Although he only made four direct goal contributions in his first 15 La Liga appearances, he has found his groove after 2022 became 2023.
However, with plans to re-sign Lionel Messi, Barcelona's continued financial issues will necessitate player sales once more in order to raise money for the upcoming season.
In that sense, according to 90min, Ansu Fati has already been told he can quit.
There won't be a scarcity of people interested in Raphinha. After losing out to Chelsea for Mykhailo Mudryk, Arsenal pursued the 26-year-old last summer as he was about to leave Leeds. In January, they even got in touch with Barcelona about both him and Ferran Torres.
Both players continue to draw interest from north London, with 90min claiming just last week that Arsenal is still intent to buy a right winger as part of a focused bigger recruitment push in preparation for their first Champions League appearance in six seasons next season.
A list of Gunners targets includes Moussa Diaby of Bayer Leverkusen, Raphinha, and Torres. Wilfried Zaha, a future free agency, is currently another possibility as a backup.
Raphinha, however, has reacted strongly to an Instagram post by Fanaticos Por Futebol that stated he had declared "OK" to Barcelona when the club was listening to offers. The article seemed to have misrepresented a story that was first published by SPORT and particularly mentioned Chelsea and Newcastle.
He responded directly, "This is a lie and whomever stated that is a liar, uneducated, and unprofessional.
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