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Rafinha

Age: 25

Role: Winger

moves from Leeds to Barcelona

Transfer fee: 58 million euros Excluding bonuses

What did he give Leeds?

In the summer of 2020 Leeds, who were promoted to the Premier League after 16 years, acquired the Brazilian Maran from France for 17 million euros.

In the last two years the winger has scored 17 goals and netted another 12 in 67 appearances in all competitions.

He became one of the favorite players in the hearts of the Holland Road residents and the player who provided for them the most beautiful football of all the squad players.

Recently when Leeds got into a crisis in the league, Rafinha received less heat amid reports that he will leave at the end of the season, but they also understand that his career progress could not be stopped.

Barca fans are going to love Raphinha ✨

(via @LUFC) pic.twitter.com/bFuVevC8Ok

- ESPN FC (@ESPNFC) July 13, 2022

What is expected of him in Barcelona?

Even before everything he is supposed to provide professionally, Barça have shown a very great willingness to sign Rafinha throughout the last few weeks, much because they realized through his agent - Deco - who also played for the club in the past, that the Brazilian's biggest dream is to play in the "Blaugrana" uniform. .

Arsenal and Chelsea have submitted offers to Leeds who have realized that a player wants to reach only one place - the capital of Catalonia.

For Barcelona, ​​which is in the not-so-financially bright days, feel a great victory over surviving a battle against elite clubs in the Premier League, which symbolizes for it that it is still superior to other teams in front of quite a few players and strengthens it very image-wise.

Professionally, Rafinha is in constant ascent and is set to make the biggest leap towards its peak years.

Xavi, who is looking for players who can make with the team a further increase in their ability, has found a player who sits on that exact slot.

Although he is left-footed and usually positioned on the right side of the attack, he more than once functions as a classic winger, attacking the brakes, producing pressure and constantly pushing to the center of the extension.  

Raphinha is following in the footsteps of some Brazilian attacking greats at Barcelona 🇧🇷 pic.twitter.com/xewQ3qGZY5

- GOAL (@goal) July 12, 2022

In England many were impressed by his work without the ball, in the movement he provided and for Barça this is a particularly important feature in her style.

If Barça do manage to get their hands on Robert Lewandowski and extend Osman Dembele's contract, the three are set to form a fine attacking squad, without regard to Anso Patti who is set to gradually integrate after not-so-simple injuries.

Based on his last two years in the kingdom, Rafinha is a diverse, talented player, a great dribbler who is constantly looking for depth.

At the same time, if one looks at his numbers, he should be much more versatile.

He may have finished the season with 11 goals, but if two successful penalties are taken down, in the end he finished the season with nine field goals and three assists in almost 3,000 minutes of football in the Premier League.

Dancing with Neymar and Lucas Fakta in the Brazil national team uniform, Photo: IPI

To his credit it can be said that the players who are according to "Opta" ahead of him in the efficiency rankings such as Raheem Sterling, Buccayo Saka and Gabriel Martinelli have played in top teams, which hold more of the ball and probably reach more situations.

Assuming Barça this year improve significantly compared to last season and when it is clear that defenses in Spain are of lesser quality than England, Rafinha's numbers are set to rise.

A very important thing for coaches today in football is the nature of their players and here too it seems that Rafinha is bingo.

Every time Jesse Marsh, Leeds coach (who replaced Marcelo Bailesa during the season) talked about the Brazilian he looked in love and noted that he is an "extraordinary person" who added quite a bit of playfulness to Leeds' locker room.

The boy who grew up in Pablo on the outskirts of Porto Alegre, climbed like quite a few players of his people from a difficult childhood to the pinnacle of world football and all he wants is to give his family a rest.

When he was seven, Rafinha found himself at the birthday of Ronaldinho, who was then playing for Barcelona, ​​as his father was part of a samba band that performed at the legendary actor's party.

Since then his big dream has been to play for Barça and now, 18 years after the dream is coming true at the right time for him. 

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