Apparently Barcelona’s success and the team’s rehabilitation under Xavi will not bring a championship this season, but Barça may reap the rewards soon, mainly thanks to the improvement of the club’s image, and the players’ desire to be part of the “project”.
For example, today (Sunday) Barcelona are updated that the team has already reached an agreement with Rafinha, and that the Brazilian winger “has decided that he wants to be part of Barcelona and play under Xavi, and will not consider any offer from another team.” Barça have agreed with the player on the terms of his contract, but of course it will be more important and more difficult for the Catalans to reach an agreement with his team, Leeds United. The fact that the player wants to play for Barcelona will advance negotiations between the clubs, the Catalans hope. Oscar Mingsa may be included in the deal.
Leeds, meanwhile, have rejected a € 35 million bid from Barcelona. The player has a contract with Leeds until June 2024, and England claim they do not intend to drop the 60 million euro requirement (with Bayern Munich and Liverpool also mentioned as interested). Rafinha will have a £ 25m release clause if the team is relegated (it is currently 7 points above the red line).
Rafinha, 25, if indeed the deal goes through, will sign a five-year contract at the club. Barça were quick to sign him to a contract, amid reports that Paris Saint-Germain are also interested in the player. Rafinha has concluded a contract in accordance with the club’s financial constraints, and it will be based on various grants.
Barça, it will be recalled, according to reports in Spain, have reached an agreement with other players in the same method: the defensive players of Chelsea Cesar Espiliquata and Andreas Christiansen, the brakeman Ajax Nussair Mazrawi and also Frank Xay, the Milan midfielder. All of them, ostensibly, will sign a contract with a relatively low base.