Barcelona's Raphinha has been in high demand and Al-Nassr are reportedly ready to part with a huge fee for the Brazilian.
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Al-Nassr wants Barcelona's RaphinhaReady to offer €100m (£84.5m/$108.7m)Al-Hilal also interested in the Brazilian wingerGettyWHAT HAPPENED?
Raphinha joined Barcelona in the summer of 2022 from Leeds for a reported fee of €58 million (£49m/$63m). While the Brazilian had been the most consistent forward during Xavi's tenure at Barcelona, he has always played second fiddle on the right wing; first to Ousmane Dembele and then to Lamine Yamal. With the Catalan club now wanting to sign Athletic Club's Nico Williams and RB Leipzig's Dani Olmo, it has become a possibility that they could part ways with the Brazilian to finance those deals and make way for the duo.
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Raphinha has maintained that he wants to continue playing with Barcelona for at least the upcoming season, however, Catalan publication SPORT has reported that Al-Nassr are looking to offer Barcelona a Saudi Pro League record fee of €100 million (£84.5m/$108.7m) to sign the 27-year-old winger. The fee would help Barcelona attain their financial requirements for Williams and Olmo's deals and if Al-Nassr do actually make the offer, they will try their best to convince Raphinha to sign with the Saudi Pro League side.
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As per an earlier report by Mundo Deportivo, Saudi Pro League champions Al-Hilal are also interested in making a move for Raphinha, who is very liked by boss Jorge Jesus, and have offered Barcelona close to €65 million (£54.9m/$70.6m), however, the Catalan side believe that the Brazilian is worth close to €90 million (£76.2m/$97.8m).
WHAT NEXT FOR RAPHINHA?
The Brazilian has been elected by Hansi Flick to join the squad for their pre-season United States tour where they play Manchester City, Real Madrid and AC Milan. It is possible that if a deal is to be struck, it will be after their completion of the Stateside tour.