Despite looking like they were in pole position for signing Leeds United’s Raphinha, Arsenal and Chelsea could be forced to look for other targets due to Barcelona’s interest.
A week ago, it looked like Chelsea were on the cusp of signing Raphinha after hijacking the move from Arsenal.
The new owner reportedly wanted the transfer to move fast so he can focus on other business.
However, Barcelona, who have been linked with Raphinha for a while, have been rivalling the Blues and the Gunners for the Brazilian’s signature.
Now, it looks like the Leeds United winger could be forcing a move to Spain despite the lesser transfer fee and even reiterated to his agent- ” I only want Barca”
According to Matt Law of The Telegraph, Raphinha only wants to go to Barcelona this summer.
However, Barcelona are not willing to match Chelsea’s offer due to their financial situation.
The Catalonian side have recently had to sell 10% of the TV rights and a portion of BLM, their licensing and merchandising arm, to help relieve their debut.
Unfortunately, if the Brazilian wants to play for Barcelona then it could see things get ugly and Arsenal wouldn’t want to be a part of that.
The next week will be very key in the Raphinha deal and a decision could be on the cards sooner than people think.
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