RAPHINHA has opened the door on his transfer to Barcelona and revealed the explanation he rejected a transfer to Chelsea.
The winger accomplished a £57million transfer to Barcelona from Leeds United over the summer season.
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In doing so, he rejected a suggestion from Chelsea which noticed The Blues miss out on one among their primary targets.
However, Raphinha has revealed there was nothing they might do because it was his dream to play for Barcelona.
As quoted by BarcaTimes, he stated: “I rejected Chelsea as a result of my dream was to put on the Barcelona shirt.”
The Brazilian additionally revealed he spoke to compatriot Neymar about his future, with the PSG star telling him he wouldn’t remorse a transfer to the Blaugrana.
“I talked to Neymar about a transfer and he advised me that if I get to Barcelona then I gained’t remorse and he was proper,” he added.
But Barcelona is a membership with the best of requirements, requirements which haven’t been met in a variety of years.
Yet amid the membership’s contemporary rebuild underneath Xavi, Raphinha revealed the ambiance from the membership had stunned him essentially the most.
He stated: “What stunned me within the membership? Without a doubt the warm welcome of the fans, the teaching employees and the gamers, everybody is sweet and wanting to assist the brand new gamers.”
The 25-year-old is one among quite a few choices the membership now have at their disposal after a colossal rebuild effort.
Despite this, Raphinha has obtained off to a good begin, with a aim and help in his opening 4 video games at the membership.