Just as time waits for no man, Raphinha’s Premier League suitors will not wait for Barcelona to get their house in order before making bids. Arsenal broke cover on Tuesday night with a first formal bid of the summer sent into Elland Road.
The offer was understood to have been swiftly rejected by the Whites and they now await either a second Gunners bid or opening offers from some of the other interested parties. The Spanish giants are still considered the favourites, but Leeds don’t deal in sentimentality.
Deco’s links with the Nou Camp can be as strong as he likes. Raphinha can want Champions League football with the team of his idol Ronaldinho as much as he wants. That’s not going to cut the mustard with Barcelona’s finances.
