Raphinha: Barcelona Ready to Offload Winger at the End of the Season

• Barcelona is considering selling Raphinha at the end of the current campaign after just one season with the Catalan giants
• The Brazilian winger arrived at Camp Nou in the summer transfer window for a fee of €65 million from English Premier League club Leeds United
• Raphinha who declined a move to Chelsea has scored only two goals and provided four assists in 18 appearances for Barcelona

Barcelona is ready to count their losses early on Raphinha as the Catalan giants are considering offloading the Brazilian winger after just one season.

After splashing €65million to beat Chelsea to the signature of the 26-year-old winger, Raphinha has failed to establish himself in the Barca team so far this season.

According to Sportskeeda, Barcelona manager, Xavi prefers playing Ousmane Dembele in Raphinha’s favourite role which has limited the Brazilian to contributing just two goals in 18 games.

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The Catalan giants are also considering selling Raphinha to comply with the financial fair play rules with his sale set to generate around €50 million for the club.

Several English Premier League clubs have already indicated interest in the winger although it is believed Raphinha wants to remain with Barcelona.

Raphinha camp plead for more patience

Meanwhile, representatives of Raphinha have asked Barcelona for more consistency and patience after it emerged the Brazil winger is on the list of players the club wants to offload, Barca Universal reports.

Raphinha’s entourage has explained to the Spanish club that it is not easy to adapt to the tactical demands of a top team like Barcelona.

Barcelona is not happy with the player’s performances up until this point of the season, and believes he is not meeting the club’s expectations.

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Raphinha reveals celebration plan for World Cup

Earlier, Sports Brief reported Brazil winger Raphael Dias Belloli, commonly known as Raphinha, is already dreaming big and hoping for victory in World Cup.

The Selecao will begin their World Cup campaign against Serbia on November 24, before further meetings with Switzerland and Cameroon for a place in the knockout stage in Qatar.

The South American giants are well-fancied by many to lift the World Cup trophy in Qatar, as the tournament kicks off on Sunday, November 20.