Aftermonths of discussions, Barcelona are on the brink of signingRaphinha in the summer transfer window.Official confirmation of the move wasprovided by well-regarded media source Fabrizio Romano after the twoteams had worked out the last details.
It has been revealedthat the Catalan club would pay an upfront price of €58 million to captureLeeds‘sensation.In an effort to entice the Premier League side, the Blaugrana haveincluded a number of performance-related add-ons in the player’s contract.
According to Romano, the total value of the add-ons might be as high as €9 million, implying a total operating cost of roughly €67 million.Joan Laporta’s sidehad triggered their second financial lever before thedeal has beenconcluded, making the move imminent.
Raphinha’s contract with Barcelona
It has been announced that Raphinha would be joining the Blaugrana on a five-year deal. While Premier League outfit Chelsea were interested, he already had a deal with Barca, and his agent, Deco, played an important part in making the transfer possible.For the last several months, the Portuguese agenthadbeen in advanced discussions with the Camp Nou clubabout a deal that would tie him upuntil the summer of 2027.
How much will Raphinha make a week?
Gerard Moreno, a writer for Leeds-live.co.uk, claims thatRaphinha’s annual wage at Barcelona might reach €6 million per year. In this way, he would be able to compete alongside Andreas Christensen and Franck Kessie, two other recent additions to the team.
Taking into account his€6 million annual salary, the Brazilian winger would earn about€500,000permonth or€115,000a week. That would make it nearly€23,000a day,or around€2,900per hour, or€120 per minute.