Premier League Transfers 2022: Raphinha to Chelsea – On Tuesday, Chelsea gatecrashed Arsenal’s with a £60million offer for the Brazilian and Leeds United winger Raphinha. Former Chelsea player Deco, who is Raphinha’s agent helped to accelerate talks between the club and player. Raphinha is one step away from joining Chelsea after Arsenal and Barcelona were in negotiations for several weeks. Follow all Football news and updates live on Insidesport.IN
Premier League Transfers 2022: Chelsea swoop in last minute for Raphinha to gatecrash Arsenal’s bid, Barcelona out of the race for Leeds United winger – LIVE Updates
Raphinha deal. Key hours ahead for Chelsea as they will try to reach full agreement with Brazilian winger and his agent Deco on personal terms, really important step. 🚨🇧🇷 #CFC
Club agreement with Leeds for £60/65m total fee – Arsenal tried until yesterday… and now waiting. pic.twitter.com/cdFKPM5V2R
— Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) June 29, 2022
- Chelsea have made an offer of £60million for Leeds United winger Raphinha
- Arsenal held talks with Leeds after their initial offer for Raphinha was rejected
- The 25-year-old now seems set to move to Stamford Bridge this summer
- Chelsea also want to sign winger Raheem Sterling from Manchester City
Premier League Transfers 2022: Chelsea swoop in last minute for Raphinha
Talks are advancing after Leeds accepted a bid of £55m plus add-ons with former Chelsea midfielder Deco, Raphinha’s agent, at the heart of negotiations.
Arsenal held talks with Leeds after their initial offer of £30m plus add-ons was rejected last week and put forward a new proposal but they did not come close to Chelsea’s offer and the Brazilian winger is now poised to move to Stamford Bridge.
Chelsea plan to team Raphinha with Raheem Sterling in a new-look strikeforce as they continue parallel discussions with Manchester City over a £55m deal for the England international.
Chelsea had first posted interest in Raphinha back in January but had expected the 25-year-old to join Barcelona. However, when it became apparent that he was considering a move to Arsenal, Chelsea’s new American owner Todd Boehly moved clinically to put his club in a commanding position.
Premier League Transfers 2022: Chelsea gatecrash Arsenal’s bid for Raphinha
Personal terms still need to be thrashed out, but that is not expected to be an issue. The decisive move came as record signing Romelu Lukaku flew out to Italy on Tuesday night ahead of his scheduled medical with Inter Milan on Wednesday morning.
Romelu Lukaku, on his way to undergo medical tests in Milano this morning then Inter will announce the deal completed with Chelsea on loan until June 2023. 🔵🇧🇪 #CFC
Inter will cover Lukaku’s full salary. €8m guaranteed fee plus add-ons to Chelsea. Official soon.
— Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) June 29, 2022
Talks are also ongoing with Juventus who are interested in taking either Christian Pulisic or Timo Werner as part of a deal for Dutch defender Matthijs de Ligt.
Barcelona had pursued him for most of the season but, with their financial constraints, Raphinha had to wait for offers from suitable Premier League clubs. He was open to joining Arsenal after they made their opening bid but Chelsea offer immediate Champions League football and, more importantly, matched Leeds’ valuation.
Raphinha scored 11 goals and registered three assists last season as Leeds narrowly avoided relegation and the acquisition of such a creative and attacking threat will delight Tuchel as he looks to pose greater competition to Liverpool and Manchester City.
Premier League Transfers 2022: Chelsea swoop in last minute for Raphinha to gatecrash Arsenal’s bid, Barcelona out of the race for Leeds United winger – LIVE Updates
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