The soap opera lasted and has long occupied the specialized media on the side of Spain. Announced as a priority target of Saudi Arabia for several months, Vinicius Junior has thrown a cold on the side of the Saudi Pro League by saying that he wanted to prolong with Real Madrid. A desire that has taken time to materialize but which would now be imminent. Suddenly, Saudi Arabia would have a new target called Raphinha.
In full swing since the start of the season with FC Barcelona, the Brazilian has necessarily caught the eye of many recruiters, including the Saudis. After Sportit is more precisely al-Hilal who would work on the development of an offer to try to debucch the Blaugrana player. And not just any offer since the Catalan media spoke of a minimum total sum of 375 million euros.
But as for Vinicius Junior and before him for Mohamed Salah, the operation seems almost dedicated to failure as soon as he mentioned. Raphinha would simply have no intention to leave Barça, even less to take the direction of the Saudi Pro League. The daily added that the former Leeds even wanted to end his career in Catalonia, he who is currently twenty-eight years old.
Close to leaving, eager to stay
The fact remains that the power of money sometimes reserves surprises. Al-Hilal would plan to offer a few hundred million euros at Barça to buy her player. As for the latter, it would be a contract at forty-four million euros in the season that would await him (commitment until June 2029).
With thirty goals and twenty-three assists on the counter in forty-nine matches, all competitions combined, Raphinha shines more than ever. While he himself admitted to having been very close to leaving Barcelona last summer, the Brazilian is determined to continue his History Blaugrana. It remains to be seen whether or not the call for millions will lean the scale in the other direction.
