We have feared this since Barcelona announced the sale of their future TV rights for cash earlier this week.
That move has sacrificed long term income for short term cash, and the Blaugrana are looking to spend that immediately, with their top target unfortunately also a man Chelsea want.
The Blues had an offer accepted for Raphinha earlier this week, but the player did not want to enter into contract talks until Barcelona had definitively pulled out.
🤝 Barça y Leeds, apunto de cerrar el acuerdo por Raphinha. El Barça ofrece cifra alrededor de 60M 💶
👉🏻 Barça y Raphinha han acordado un sueldo de 6M netos por temporada.
❌ En los Ăşltimos dĂas, el jugador rechazĂł una oferta del Newcastle https://t.co/hb5hhK87OW pic.twitter.com/L4uVRrQto8
— Gerard Romero (@gerardromero) July 1, 2022
Now, they have the money, and according to one of the top Barca writers out there, they are about to agree a similar fee with Leeds.
There is no doubt that the Brazil international will then move to Catalonia, leaving Chelsea very much back at the drawing board, just days after they were celebrating the impending arrival of Raphinha.
It’s a very good lesson in not counting your chickens until they are hatched.
Ya dejen que esta señorita se baya al basca, le pasará como a hakimi del psg lamentándose no haber elegido a un equipo serio y ambicioso como chelsea