The return of Rafinha turns into a chimera

This week Rafinha Alcantara You can return to Vigo, but it will be a fleeting visit. Ronald Koeman He has already included him in the call-up against Villarreal and could once again count on the midfielder for the game this Thursday in Bullets. If he enters the culé list, the Brazilian will meet again with those who were his teammates until last July in the Celtic, footballers who most likely will not see again, at least, until next January.

The third stage of Mazinho's son in the Vigo club has become a chimera in the short term. Barcelona wants to cash in with Rafinha, who ends his contract on June 30. From the Camp Nou offices they ask 16 million euros, while Celta there is no question at this time of paying a transfer neither for the absolute international with Canarinha nor for any other footballer.

Annoyed with the attitude of the leaders of the culé entity, since he understands that they have been more flexible letting Ivan Rakitik, Luis Suárez and Arturo Vidal leave 'almost free', the midfielder trained at La Masía is willing to stay in the Blaugrana ranks and to negotiate as a free agent with other clubs as of January 1.

The scenario in the winter market would also be another for Celta, which would enter the bid for sign at zero cost to Rafinha facing the next season. In A Sede they could even play the trick of trying advance their return to January offering Barcelona the option of taking over a part of the token. A tactic that the board of directors chaired by Carlos Mouriño already used last season with Sevilla to incorporate Nolito.

However, the priority of the 27-year-old midfielder is not to wear light blue again. Rafinha wants to try her luck in the Premier League, although not on any team. Her adventure in British lands links her to the possibility of defending the shirt of some of the most powerful teams in English football.