Barcelona attempt to hijack Chelsea’s move for Raphinha from Leeds, Koulibaly may get Premier League move – Paper Round

Chelsea battle Barca to sign Raphinha Chelsea are hoping they have done enough to hold off a late approach from Barcelona to complete the signing of Raphinha from Leeds United. The two sides have settled on a transfer fee of £55 million and the Brazilian forward has agreed personal terms with Chelsea, which would see him earn around £115,000 per week over five years. However, Barcelona have not given up just yet.

The Telegraph report that Raphinha’s agent Deco was spotted at Barca’s offices on Wednesday to see whether the Catalan club could match Chelsea’s offer. Barcelona have been attempting to sell off a percentage of media rights in order to raise €200 million in transfer fees so they can sign Raphinha and Robert Lewandowski this summer. Ad/> /> TransfersLukaku completes loan move back to Inter from Chelsea10 HOURS AGO Paper Round’s view: Barcelona are getting creative in order to complete their summer transfer business.

The club could raise up to €200 million from selling off a percentage of media rights, which would allow them to match Chelsea’s offer for Raphinha. It would then come down to the Brazilian’s decision and it was being reported at the start of the transfer window that his preference was join to Barcelona. It will be interesting to see who the 25-year-old ends up choosing.

He is wanted by Arsenal too, but Barca and Chelsea are both competing in the Champions League. Chelsea seem like the best move on paper – as long as he can be promised first-team football. He won’t want to be sidelined like Callum Hudson-Odoi, Christian Pulisic and Hakim Ziyech.