PSG dreams of Raphinha, and he is right because the player believes that FC Barcelona has not always been behind him. Although the tone has changed now that he is in great shape.
Strong man of FC Barcelona this season, Raphinha walks on water and meets the expectations of the Catalan club. The 27-year-old Brazilian, revealed in particular in Rennes then in Leeds, is now an essential pawn in Hansi Flick's training. So much so that PSG is salivating to see such an efficient winger, capable of overflowing but also of getting inside, and who has gained physical volume to the point of mistreating Real Madrid as he did during the recent Clasico , come to the Parc des Princes. As a result, the Brazilian winger, who scored again with his selection this week, has 12 goals and 10 assists with the Catalan club this season. And while he was almost invited to find a new club last summer, Raphinha is now being courted by Joan Laporta to extend his contract. The latter ends in 2027 at present.
Only problem, the player born in Porto Alegre does not have a short memory according to the Spanish journalist Juan Arrien, for whom the Barcelona star does not forget that his departure was desired to make room for Nico Williams, who everyone was chasing after Euro 2024. The Spanish international did not come, but the former Rennes man was marked by this sudden change of direction. And as FC Barcelona still needs money despite its slight recovery in recent months, the recently mentioned interest from PSG could suit everyone. Bought for 58 million euros from Leeds, a transfer that the Catalan club has still not finished paying, Raphinha is now worth almost 65 million euros. And his desire for revenge could well encourage the Parisian leaders to try their luck, even if it will probably be next summer, when the Brazilian will have finished his season with the La Liga leader. Unless a very good offer from Joan Laporta allows everyone to reconcile around a spectacular extension.
