Having arrived at Elland Road from Rennes in 2020, Raphinha could leave Leeds United this summer if various reports are to be believed, which has also been backed up by his father.
Various claims from the Catalan press have kept insisting Barcelona are keen to sign the 25-year-old.
They were hoping for Jesse Marsch’s side to get relegated from the Premier League so that they could have taken him for €25-30m.
Leeds, however, were successful in avoiding a drop from the top flight and it puts them in a strong position to demand a better fee from the La Liga side for the winger.
Although the Brazil international wants to play for the Spanish giants, he now sees it’s difficult for him to end up at the Camp Nou.
That’s according to Mundo Deportivo, who explain Barca’s operation to sign the South American is losing strength.
Barcelona have not made any move and have not made any offer to Leeds so far as they have other priorities like signing Bayern Munich star Robert Lewandowski.
Due to this scenario, Raphinha is now ‘looking for alternatives’ and is ‘offering himself to other clubs’.
The Leeds player is aware the future decision could play a significant role in his chances of making it to the Brazil squad for the Qatar World Cup, and featuring regularly in European football would go a long way.
