Barcelona Put Up Raphinha, Two Other First Team Stars for Sale

Barcelona Put Up Raphinha, Two Other First Team Stars for Sale

Chukwu Ikechukwu
updated at April 12, 2023 at 8:22 PM
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  • Barcelona has decided to listen to offers for three first-team superstars including new summer signing Raphinha
  • The La Liga giants will also listen to offers for Ferran Torres and Ansu Fati who have both struggled to find their best form in Spain this season
  • Barcelona is looking to free up funds for potential new signings in the summer and also to relieve some of the financial strain on the club

Barcelona is set to offload three first-team players in the summer including Raphinha, Ferran Torres, and Ansu Fati after all players underperformed for the club.

Raphinha who moved to Camp Nou in a deal worth £55 million from Leeds United has failed to find his spark in La Liga for the Catalan giants while Torres and Fati have also struggled for form this season.

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Raphinha moved to Barcelona from Leeds in a deal worth £55 million, including add-ons. Photo by Eric Alonso
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According to Sportskeeda, Barcelona has decided to listen to offers for the three first-team superstars to free up space for potential new summer signings and also reduce the financial strain on the La Liga club.

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Raphinha has scored three goals and provided five assists in all competitions this season while Torres has added five goals and provided an assist in all competitions.

Ansu Fati who rose to fame from the La Masia academy by rising to the club’s first team has scored four goals and provided just three assists in 23 appearances for Barcelona this season.

Arsenal interested in Barcelona’s Garcia

Meanwhile, Arsenal are interested in bringing Barcelona defender Eric Garcia back to the English Premier League, Caught Offside reports.

Garcia isn’t in Xavi Hernandez’s plans and Barcelona could allow him to leave during the summer transfer window.

Garcia's skill with the ball and Mikel Arteta's previous association with him at Manchester City are claimed to be the reasons for his interest by Arteta.

Xavi fed up with Barcelona star

Earlier, Sports Brief reported Barcelona manager Xavi is already growing tired of Memphis Depay after the Netherland’s winger poor display in the Copa del Rey win against Intercity.

Depay was substituted against the Spanish third-tier side after he failed to make any meaningful impact in his first start for Barcelona after the World Cup.

Xavi has been fed up with Depay's demand for more playing time without proving that he deserves it whenever he is called upon.

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Chukwu Ikechukwu Godwin is a journalist with over 9 years of experience in the Nigerian media industry. He has worked both in Radio (Today FM, Rhythm FM, Wish FM) and Television (Silverbird TV) as a Sports Analyst..
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