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– Barcelona have made a new bid for Leeds United winger Raphinha.
– The Brazil international has asked Leeds to sell him this summer and also requested to be left out of their preseason tour squad.
– Goal says Barca have offered £60m for Raphinha.
Also Read: Chelsea reach agreement with Leeds over Raphinha transfer
– The bid matches the proposal tabled by Chelsea, though the player favours a move to Spain.
Barcelona bid for Raphinha has been improved in the last 24 hours, still not matching £60m Chelsea bid accepted by Leeds. Raphinha wants to wait for Barça. 🇧🇷 #FCB
Ousmane Dembélé accepted the new contract proposal, but now it depends on Barça.
📲 More: https://t.co/s2qyqfzQvi pic.twitter.com/q1ZntyFub0
— Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) July 8, 2022
– Despite being less than stable when it comes to their finances, Barcelona have matched the £60 million ($72m) offer – including add-ons – that Leeds agreed with Chelsea last week.
Barcelona updates 🚨🔵🔴 #FCB
▫️Agreement almost reached with Dembélé, bid accepted – but it’s up to Barça whether they want to sign or not.
❗️Barcelona have approched Leeds with an improved, verbal proposal for Raphinha.
▫️Both Raphinha and Dembélé are now waiting for Barça.
— Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) July 8, 2022
– Arsenal, meanwhile, are all but out of the race despite showing interest earlier in the transfer window.
– The midfielder and his agent Deco have given the clubs 48 hours to close the deal.
Raphinha update. Leeds United now officislly confirm that Raphinha is not in the team for the tour of Australia. ⚠️ #LUFC
Raphinha will train in England while Leeds are in talks to sell him.
Barcelona have improved their verbal bid – Chelsea had proposal accepted 10 days ago. pic.twitter.com/bz94u6a2RD
— Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) July 9, 2022
