Raphinha is expected to arrive in Barcelona on Monday as he looks to ‘finalise’ his dream move to the Catalan club. That's according to the latest reports coming out of Spain.
The Brazilian was left out of Jesse Marsch’s 26-man squad for Leeds’ pre-season tour of Australia amid reports that he had asked to remain in Europe to accelerate any deal.
The 25-year-old has been the subject of interest from Barca and Chelsea - the latter of which had a £60million bid accepted nearly two weeks ago - and looks almost certain to leave Elland Road this summer. The Blaugrana’s well-documented financial problems have stalled negotiations however, and they are seemingly unable or unwilling to match the Blues bid.
