Chelsea have responded to Barcelona closing in on Leeds United’s Raphinha by drawing up new plans in attack, with Milan’s Rafael Leão and Bayern Munich’s Serge Gnabry both of interest to Thomas Tuchel.
Leeds accepted a £55m offer for Raphinha from Chelsea, who are close to announcing the £50m signing of Raheem Sterling from Manchester City, but the Brazilian winger was reluctant to make the move to Stamford Bridge. The 25-year-old’s preference was to join Barça and it appears that the La Liga club have managed to overcome their financial problems by making a suitable offer for the former Rennes player.
