BARCELONA.- The Brazilian attacker Raphinha He extended his contract until 2028 after a spectacular season, the Catalan club announced Thursday.
“FC Barcelona and player Raphael Dias ‘Rashinha’ have reached an agreement for the renewal of their contract, which will link it to the club until June 30, 2028,” said the Culé team in a statement.
The left end, which landed in the city of Condal in July 2022, has been a key piece in the team of Hansi Flick To conquer Spanish LaLiga, the Copa del Rey and the Spanish Super Cup in this campaign.
In his first season he won LaLiga and scored 10 goals, in addition to offering 12 assists. In the following course, it remained in 10 goals and 13 goal passes in all competitions.
However, Raphinha doubled his records this season. He scored 34 goals and gave 25 assists in a total of 56 games, erecting himself as the player most used by the German coach.
“The talent and good reading of the game are complemented perfectly with the ability to sacrifice and the daily work that the striker imposes,” said the note of the Barca club.
“Self -expendent and critical with himself, the best version of Raphinha has come to stay and the Club Culé can enjoy it at least until 2028,” he continued.
The young Spanish prodigy Lamine Yamal, 17, is also expected to expand his contract until 2030 when he reaches the age of majority, his agent Jorge Mendes said Thursday after a meeting with his player.
Yamal and Raphinha have formed an almost unstoppable offensive trident in Barça with the Polish Robert Lewandowski, taking the Catalan giant to the title of Champion of Spain with 99 goals scored in 37 days.
Golden Ball Aspiring
His performance, as the numbers reflect, but also his impetus for his winning character, has even led him to appear among the favorites to win the next gold ball.
The Brazilian star landed in Europe in 2016 to join the Portuguese Vitoria Guimaraes, with which he scored 22 goals in 84 games.
Then, he signed for Sporting in Lisbon, where he scored 9 goals in 41 games, Rennes, where he made 8 goals in 36 clashes, and in Leeds United.
In the English team he achieved 17 goals in 67 meetings before disembarking in Barcelona.
For its part, Barça follows the path of the extension of contracts after at the beginning of the year they did it with Pedri, Pau Cubarsí, Íñigo Martínez, the Uruguayan Ronald Araújo and Gerard Martín.
The Blaugrana club also wants to extend the contract to the French defense Jules Koundé, who has made another magnificent season, which included the goal of the victory in the extension of the Copa del Rey final against Real Madrid.
