Raphinha is Barcelona's first choice if Dembele leaves
The Leeds star is on the Catalans' radar
Posted Wednesday, March 23, 2022 by Marca.com
Barcelona are continuing to plan ahead for next season, and Leeds United's Raphinha is one of the players they're keeping a close eye on.
The Catalans see him as an ideal signing to reinforce the attack in the event that Ousmane Dembele leaves the club this coming summer, though that is by no means a certainty yet.
Free agents
Barcelona are aware of the financial complications they will face when trying to sign this summer and, as a result, they're hoping to bring in players with no transfer fees involved. Noussair Mazraoui is one of those, and they'll face competition from Bayern Munich in pursuit of the Ajax man.
A purchase option for Adama
Adama Traore joined the club on loan in January and Barcelona can sign him outright for 30 million euros in the summer, but they aren't sure whether or not to trigger the clause. It is a lot of money and that would rule out the possibility of signing another wide player. Leeds want around 40 million euros for Raphinha.
Raphinha is represented by former Barcelona midfielder Deco, which could play into the Blaugrana's favour.
Trincao's future
Trincao is on loan at Wolves and he cold return to the Camp Nou this summer, though the English side also have an option to sign the Portuguese for 30 million euros. A lot of questions remain unanswered.
There is also the matter of Erling Haaland being on the market, but the Catalans are unlikely to be contenders to sign the Norwegian No.9.
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