The Spanish website eldesmarque has confirmed that Al-Hilal is the Saudi team seeking Barcelona player, Brazilian Rafinha, during the next summer transfer window, for 100 million euros.
The report noted that everyone knew the difficult financial situation Barcelona were going through, although its president Juan Laporta publicly acknowledged that the club had received important offers for a large part of its players, and that it had been rejected for their importance as a team, the reality was that the Catalan club must sell some of its stars to confront its current financial crisis, in which scenario Rafinha’s name appears.
According to reports, Al-Hilal tried to annex Rafinha during the last summer Mercato, and reports confirmed that Barcelona management welcomed the move, but the deal was not done; Because of the Brazilian star’s refusal.
Rafinha (27) joined Barcelona in July 2022, coming from England’s Leeds United, for 58 million euros plus 9 million euros of variables.
The player played with Al Barsa 78 match across all competitions, during which he scored 15 goals with 22 assists, his contract with the Catalan club expires in June 2027, and his current market value is 50 million euros, based on Transfair Market data.
The Spanish website eldesmarque has confirmed that Al-Hilal is the Saudi team seeking Barcelona player, Brazilian Rafinha, during the next summer transfer window, for 100 million euros.
The report noted that everyone knew the difficult financial situation Barcelona were going through, although its president Juan Laporta publicly acknowledged that the club had received important offers for a large part of its players, and that it had been rejected for their importance as a team, the reality was that the Catalan club must sell some of its stars to confront its current financial crisis, in which scenario Rafinha’s name appears.
According to reports, Al-Hilal tried to annex Rafinha during the last summer Mercato, and reports confirmed that Barcelona management welcomed the move, but the deal was not done; Because of the Brazilian star’s refusal.
Rafinha (27) joined Barcelona in July 2022, coming from England’s Leeds United, for 58 million euros plus 9 million euros of variables.
The player made 78 appearances across all competitions with 15 goals with 22 assists, his contract with the Catalan club expires in June 2027, and his current market value is 50 million euros, based on Transfair Market data.
Foreign deals have benefited al-hilal a lot this season
Crescent transfers at the start of this season saw the ranks of the capital club strengthened by many strong names in the world of football, similar to Brazil’s Neymar Jr. and Senegal’s Kalidou Koulibaly, Portuguese’s Ruben Neves, Serbian Savic and Alexander Mitrovic, and during last winter Mercato Brazilian Renan lodi also came to the “leader.”
These deals contributed to the appearance of the crescent in a very impressive manner this season; Leading the table of the Saudi Roshen League with 68 points, 12 points behind the runner-up club Al-Nasr, after 24 rounds of the tournament, the Blue Team also qualified for the semi-finals of the Asian Champions League and the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques Cup.
During 29 consecutive matches, Al-Hilal knew only the language of the victories with his Portuguese coach, Jorge Jesus, which caused the Saudi club to break the world record set in the Guinness World Records as The New Saints Welsh Club, which won 27 consecutive victories across all competitions in 2016.
