Andrea Radrizzani has claimed Leeds United will know if Barcelona can pay for Raphinha on September 2. The Whites agreed to sell their star Brazilian to the Spanish giants in July despite the ongoing financial concerns at the Camp Nou.
Leeds had already reached an agreement with Chelsea over Raphinha but the 25-year-old was determined to hold out for his dream move to Barcelona. It took several weeks for the two clubs to strike a deal as Leeds refused to allow Barcelona to negotiate a fee lower than that of Chelsea.
In the end, Leeds’ patience in negotiations paid off as they were able to come to an agreement with Barcelona similar to that of the structure of Chelsea’s deal, which Radrizzani revealed was the ‘best’.
