Target of speculation about his future at Barcelona, Raphinha tried to immediately define where he will play next season; player also spoke about his adaptation
As barcelona going through a financial crisis, and needing to sell players to bring in new faces, several athletes from the current cast are targets of speculation. Among them, little girl has had its name linked to the newcastle in recent weeks, but the Brazilian tried to rule out any opportunity to leave the Catalan club.
“I will stay at Barça next season and the season after that and the season after that. I have many years on my contract and I hope to fulfill these years and many more. Barcelona is a city that I love. We Brazilians are very happy here“, said the player in an interview with the Spanish magazine “Club del Desportista”.
Still in the conversation, Raphinha also talked about his adaptation to Barcelona. Coming from outstanding seasons and scoring goals in Leeds United, from England, the player failed to repeat the feat in the first months after the move. Despite this, the number 22 believes he has managed to settle in, with the help of his teammates.
“It was a start to the season in which I scored few goals, had few assists and had no direct participation in the team. But soon I started to adapt better. My teammates helped me a lot“, added the player who was in the starting lineup of the Brazilian national team in the last World Cup.
In addition to the topics already mentioned, Raphinha also praised the technician’s vast knowledge Xavi Hernandez, mainly with regard to Barcelona’s style of play, and assured that his main objective for next season is to win the Champions League. It is worth remembering that Barça bought the Brazilian for around 55 million euros in July 2022.
Source: sportbuzz
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