Le journal du mercato: Raphinha priority of Barça to replace Dembélé … who would go to PSG

Raphinha at Barça, Dembele in Paris?

According to the Catalan daily

, FC Barcelona is resigned to the departure of Ousmane Dembélé, whose contract expires on June 30.

With the green light from his coach Xavi, management would have given priority to recruiting a replacement for Dembélé this summer.

And "

" would be Raphinha, a 25-year-old Brazilian international who is living his second season in Leeds, in the Premier League.

evokes "

" with the English club, which had bought Raphinha in Rennes for just under 20 M€.

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As for Dembélé, "

" that he will end up at Paris Saint-Germain, adds

.

Barca believe the French world champion (24) already has an agreement with the capital club.

site already announced at the

end of January.

The newspaper

confirmed the existence of contacts during the winter, but specified that Dembélé had a preference for Chelsea.

With the nebulous context that has surrounded the Blues for a month, this idea has surely taken a beating.

Kessié (AC Milan) almost Barcelona …

The rumor is materializing day by day: Franck Kessié should leave AC Milan at the end of his contract this summer to join FC Barcelona.

According to renowned journalist Gianluca DiMarzio, the Ivorian midfielder (25) has even already passed his medical examination for the Blaugranas.

A salary of 7 M€/year would await him in Catalonia.

Last week, the Spanish press already agreed on the future signing of Kessié at Barça.

So it only seems like a matter of time.

…and Tagliafico (Ajax) is waiting for his turn

Last winter, Naples, Barcelona and even Olympique de Marseille were mentioned in the race for Nicolas Tagliafico.

Various sources suggested that the Argentine left side (29), holder at Ajax Amsterdam, had a preference for Barça.

The principal concerned did not deny this information, on the contrary.

“

, he explained to the microphone of

.

“A clear and clear foot call from the Argentinian, linked to Ajax until June 2023.

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Luiz Felipe (Lazio) to Betis

From Italy to Spain.

According to the always well-informed Gianluca DiMarzio, Luiz Felipe has announced to his club Lazio Rome that he will not extend his contract, which ends next June.

He would only have "

" to settle before he commits to Real Betis, 5th in La Liga.

The 25-year-old Italian-Brazilian central defender, called up to the Italy team this week, has played 140 games with Lazio, where he has been playing since 2016.