Barcelona open to offers for summer signing Raphinha

Cameron Smith

• 10 Jan 2023 16:38 GMT
• 3 min read

Barcelona are willing to listen to offers for summer signing Raphinha just months after he arrived at Camp Nou.

The 25-year-old snubbed Chelsea in order to join the Blaugrana, but after a disappointing start to life in Catalunya, Raphinha could be forced out the door after just one season.

Reports from Spain say that Barcelona are open to offers for the Brazilian as they continue to revamp their squad.

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Raphinha was one of eight summer arrivals at Barca, including Robert Lewandowski from Bayern Munich, Jules Kounde from Sevilla and both Andreas Christensen and Marcos Alonso from Chelsea.

However, he's fallen out of favour under Xavi, with the Spanish head coach recently selecting Ousmane Dembele as his primary winger and Ferran Torres, Ansu Fati and Raphinha rotating as the other player alongside Lewandowski in the attack.

As a result, Raphinha could be sold in the summer, according to Spanish journalist Jose Alvarez. Raphinha arrived at the club for €65 million from Leeds United after rejecting the chance to move within the Premier League to either Arsenal or Chelsea, and Barca are likely to want to recoup the majority of that fee if an interested club emerges.

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According to the report, the aforementioned Fati and Torres could also leave the club. However, Barcelona president Joan Laporta recently admitted to the press that "Fati isn't for sale," diminishing the chances of the young Spaniard leaving the club.

Raphinha at Barcelona

After an encouraging pre-season, Raphinha started the 2022/23 campaign as first-choice at Camp Nou, but his form soon nosedived.

The Brazilian has two goals and four assists to his name in 20 appearances in all competitions this season and he was a substitute in the final four league games before the campaign stopped for the 2022 World Cup.

He also failed to produce a goal contribution in Qatar as Brazil exited the tournament at the quarter-final stage.

However, he is under contract at Camp Nou until 2027, meaning he still has time on his side if Barcelona aren't able to offload him.