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Barcelona will have to shed out a hefty amount of £10 million to English club Leeds United if Raphinha helps them win the ongoing UEFA Champions League. The 28-year-old right winger joined Barcelona from Leeds United in 2022 for a whopping €58 million.
Barcelona will have to pay £10 million to Leeds United
The winger initially struggled during his first year at the club but this season, he has changed his fortunes as he is the number one contender to win the 2025 Ballon d'Or. With Hansi Flick in charge of a young Barca team, they have a huge possibility of lifting the iconic trophy. They have already defeated Borussia Dortmund in the quarterfinals of the Champions League 5-3 on aggregate and will now take on Inter Milan in the semifinals.
According to TEAMtalk, one of the clauses which are present in Raphinha's contract state that if he helps Barcelona win the Champions League this year, then the Catalans will have to pay Leeds United £10 million (€12.5 million) to Leeds United, which are currently playing in the EFL Championship.
Barcelona have been ruthless throughout the season and Raphinha has been the key player for the Spanish giants. The Brazilian winger has most goal contributions in the ongoing Champions League with 12 goals and seven assists to his name.
Across all competitions, Raphinha has 28 goals and has provided 22 assists in 45 games so far. Barcelona are currently at the first spot in the La Liga with 70 points to their name from 31 games.
Former Arsenal legend praises Barcelona's star Raphinha
Raphinha has played down speculations of wanting to win the 2025 Ballon d'Or. The Barcelona superstar said that he only wants to lift trophies for his new club, and is not thinking about individual prizes.
After the match against Dortmund, former Arsenal legend Thierry Henry praised Raphinha while interviewing him on CBS Sport. He suggested that former Leeds star is leading the race for Ballon d'Or, should he continues with his current form.
The former French star said, What we saw with Leeds, the Ballon d’Or should be very much a potential prize if you continue playing the way you are.’
The winger thanked Henry and claimed that the 'most important thing' for him is to win titles with Barcelona.
Thank you very much for your words… You have been speaking about me all this time, you are a person I appreciate greatly since I was little. My head is not thinking about the Ballon d’Or. I want to win everything I can for Barcelona, he said.
That’s the most-important thing for me. The goals that I have are to win titles and with titles, individual prizes will come. But the most-important thing for me is to win prizes with this shirt, which is my dream, Raphinha added.
Raphinha is leading the race for the latest Ballon d'Or rankings.
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