Barcelona want to sign 25-year-old Brazilian international on a five-year contract

Barcelona are intent on getting their hands on Leeds United and Brazil winger Raphinha in the summer transfer window.

The 25-year-old arrived at Leeds in 2020 from Ligue 1 side Rennes and has been a fine addition to the Premier League club. The winger has been one of the Whites’ best performers since arriving and has managed to establish a foothold in the Brazilian national team too.

Naturally, he has attracted a lot of eyeballs from top clubs across Europe, with Barcelona emerging as one of his most ardent suitors.

The Blaugrana are intent on adding another quality winger to the ranks, amid doubts over the future of Ousmane Dembele. Even if the Frenchman signs a new contract, the club will push to sign Raphinha, as per reports, with Adama Traore likely to be made the sacrificial lamb in that scenario.

Barcelona had already lodged a bid with Leeds United for Raphinha but saw their offer being knocked back. While an increased offer is expected to be made in the coming weeks, the Catalan giants are first trying to sort out the contract details for the Brazilian.

As reported by UOL’s Bruno Andrade, Barça want to hand Raphinha a five-year deal that will run until the summer of 2027. The attacker’s agent, Deco, is in Catalonia to discuss the contract and arrive at a verbal agreement over the deal before the club negotiates a fee with Leeds.

As per the report, the Premier League club have made it clear that they will not entertain any offers below £40 million (€48 million), which would be much lesser than his release clause of £70 million. However, the buy-out sum would fall to just £25 million in case Leeds get relegated.

Talks between Raphinha and Barcelona have been going on for weeks and are in advanced stages. A move will now hinge on the Catalans agreeing a transfer fee with Leeds United.