Barça includes players in contacts with Raphinha’s Leeds

in anticipation that Dembele do not continue in the team, Barça has been working on a replacement with the same potential for some time. One of the players that they like and who they see as ideal is Raphinha, Leeds United winger, 25 years old. mediation of Decohis agent and right-hand man of the president Joan Laporta for the Brazilian and Portuguese markets, it has facilitated an agreement and now it only remains to reach an understanding with the English, pending their future in the Premier League. Or 75 million euros if they remain or 25 if they go down.

In the conversations that are being held between clubs, according to sources familiar with the contacts, Barça would be trying to lower the highest price with the inclusion of players from the current squad, although they would not be up for the job at Ellan Road. One of them is Ôscar Minguezawho is taken for granted that he will not continue at the Camp Nou, but the defender has not spoken directly with the English entity and for the moment he would not consider this option.

In the Camp Nou they would have also proposed two other defenders, Sergiño Dest and Clement Lenglet, but neither of them is willing to leave. One because he understands that he has regained the trust of Xavi and the other because he insists on fulfilling his contract, despite the fact that he assumes that he lacks minutes. Other English sources circulate that the Barçawith an excess of attackers, would also be offering Braithwaite.

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