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Tracked by Chelsea and Arsenal in particular, Raphinha chose FC Barcelona for the rest of his career. In an interview given to Sky SportsEdu, a former Brazilian midfielder who worked for Arsenal in the 2000s (twice champion of England with the Gunners) today the club’s general manager, explains that the discussions to try to attract the former Rennais to the Emirates Stadium have been very short as the player wanted to join Barça.
“People think the talks were advanced with Raphinha, because he was everywhere. It’s true that we had a few conversations with Deco, because Deco is his agent and I have a good relationship with him, we are friends I just said to Deco: ‘Can you explain the situation with Raphinha to me?’ And he was clear: ‘Edu, we have a good relationship but I’m not going to lie to you, his idea is to go to Barcelona because he dreams of it, and we have been talking with Barca for a long time.”
While waiting for the resumption of the championship, the choice seems to be paying off for Raphinha who is already on fire with the Blaugranas in the preparation matches.
to summarize
Tracked by Chelsea and Arsenal in particular, Raphinha chose FC Barcelona for the rest of his career. Edu, general manager of the club explains that the discussions to try to attract the former Rennais to the Emirates Stadium were very short as the player wanted to join Barça.
