Arsenal icon Paul Merson has backed Leeds United winger Raphinha of playing for some of the bigger clubs in the Premier League as links to Arsenal continue. The Gunners have been rumoured to be admirers of the Brazilian over the past few days despite initial reports suggesting that he has ‘agreed’ on a deal to move to Barcelona.
Whether that is the case remains to be seen, but the Gunners will remain hopeful of hijacking any deal considering the state of the Catalan club’s current finances - if their own interest is of course genuine. Despite that, Gunners hero Merson has given his say on a potential switch, waxing lyrical about the former Rennes man’s abilities.
Writing for Sportskeeda, he said: “Raphinha is a player who has generated a lot of transfer talk in recent weeks, with Barcelona reportedly interested in snapping him up this summer.
