Leeds owner Andrea Radrizzani has apologised to Todd Boehly and admits he felt "ashamed" to have to inform Chelsea of Raphinha's £55million transfer U-turn.
The Brazilian international eventually joined Jules Kounde in snubbing Chelsea for Barcelona this summer as, despite their financial troubles, both saw Xavi's project as the one for them. On Raphinha though more specifically, Arsenal were the frontrunners in this transfer race for a while before Chelsea gazumped their London rivals with a £55million bid.
It was an offer that was accepted and created a lot of excitement at the time with the Blues fanbase. However, it soon became clear that Barca was always in his sights and the delay to agree on personal terms with the Blues proved telling in the end as the Catalan giants eventually sealed a deal.
