Barcelona Fans Would Be Willing to Sell Raphinha This Summer According to Poll

Barcelona Fans Would Be Willing to Sell Raphinha This Summer According to Poll

Byron Pillay
updated at May 8, 2023 at 3:59 PM
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  • Raphinha signed for Barcelona from Leeds United but could be heading back to England
  • Barcelona will look to sell some of their players this transfer window to avoid breaking any rules
  • Raphinha is concerned that he won't get any game time if the club sign Lionel Messi this summer

Who will survive the cut at Barcelona?

With the transfer season steadily approaching, the La Liga side are set to sell players to adhere to the league's Financial Fair Play rules.

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Barcelona fans will not be upset if Raphinha is sold during the transfer window according to a recent poll. Image: Eric Alonso
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With Barca looking to bring back Lionel Messi as well, more funds would need to be freed up, and Joan Laporta even confirmed that one or two forwards would have to leave this summer.

Raphinha on the chopping block

Raphinha could be one of the players who leave during the transfer window. The Brazilian has received interest from Premier League sides like Arsenal and Newcastle United, Football 365 reported, and is considering accepting an offer elsewhere to get regular game time.

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Raphinha is looking to continue playing regularly to ensure he's still a part of the Brazilian squad and is worried that competition with Ousmane Dembele and the possible return of Messi could ruin that.

Fans vote on Raphinha's fate

The publication Sport recently conducted a poll asking fans whether they would be happy if Raphinha was sold for €75 million. That would still net Barca a profit. A whopping 86% voted in favour of letting the player go in the summer. As noted by Transfermrkt, the former Leeds United player has featured 45 times for Barcelona in all competitions this season. He has only scored 10 goals and notched up 11 assists. His time at the club has been seen as largely unsuccessful by fans.

Raphinha is determined to succeed

Raphinha believes he still has lots to offer Barcelona and is not looking forward to leaving Camp Nou anytime soon, Sports Brief reported.

This is despite the fact that he is having an underwhelming campaign in Spain so far.

The Brazilian winger joined La Blaugrana amid huge fanfare last summer from Leeds United, but the 26-year-old has failed to meet the Catalan club’s expectations.

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Byron Pillay is a sports writer and Head of the Department at Sports Brief (joined in 2022) with over 10 years of experience in community journalism and a degree in journalism from Caxton's Cadet School.
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