{"id":538720,"date":"2026-07-13T05:32:13","date_gmt":"2026-07-13T05:32:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/538720\/"},"modified":"2026-07-13T05:32:13","modified_gmt":"2026-07-13T05:32:13","slug":"raphinhas-future-at-fc-barcelona-addressed-by-president-joan-laporta-after-karim-adeyemi-signing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/538720\/","title":{"rendered":"Raphinha’s future at FC Barcelona addressed by president Joan Laporta after Karim Adeyemi signing"},"content":{"rendered":"

Raphinha<\/a>\u2018s future at Barcelona has been called into question, both by the reported interest he has attracted from abroad and by the club\u2019s recent agreement to sign Karim Adeyemi, which is pending only a formal announcement. With speculation mounting over a potential departure, president Joan Laporta<\/a> has now weighed in on the Brazilian\u2019s situation.<\/p>\n

Barcelona<\/a> have been among the most active clubs in the summer transfer window, even with the 2026 World Cup still underway, securing Anthony Gordon and now closing in on Adeyemi. According to Fabrizio Romano, the club reached an agreement with Borussia Dortmund for \u20ac22 million plus up to \u20ac7 million in add-ons tied to appearances and title bonuses.<\/p>\n

Speaking to reporters in Dallas, where he traveled to attend the World Cup semifinal between France and Spain, Laporta was enthusiastic when asked about the Adeyemi deal: \u201cWe are very excited about Adeyemi<\/a>. We\u2019ve liked him for a while now. He is dangerous and fast, and the signing was handled very well by Deco. The news came out exactly when it was supposed to.\u201c<\/p>\n

What about Raphinha?<\/p>\n

Transfer expert Fabrizio Romano recently reported that Al Hilal have expressed interest in signing Raphinha, who has been a target for Saudi clubs for some time. While the Brazilian\u2019s preference is to remain at Barcelona, the club\u2019s aggressive spending in the attacking positions signals a rebuild that will likely require departures.<\/p>\n

\"Raphinha<\/p>\n

Raphinha and Robert Lewandowski of FC Barcelona carry the 2025-26 La Liga trophy.<\/p>\n

Laporta, however, was unequivocal when asked about Raphinha\u2019s future. \u201cRaphinha is going to stay. We have absolutely no interest in him leaving Barca. He is a mainstay. With Gordon and Adeyemi, I see that we are reinforcing the attack, but that doesn\u2019t mean we are going to part ways with Raphinha, who is key for us,\u201d the president said.<\/p>\n

\"Lamine<\/p>\n

see also<\/p>\n

Lamine Yamal urges Julian Alvarez to join Barcelona amid Atletico Madrid feud: \u2018We are waiting for him\u2019<\/p>\n

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Laporta also reflected on Raphinha\u2019s 2025-26 season, which fell short of the standards he set the year before when he was among the Ballon d\u2019Or contenders. \u201cThe shame about last season is that he wasn\u2019t able to be at full capacity during that final stretch of the League, Champions League, and Copa. The results would have been different,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

With Marcus Rashford now expected not to return, Barcelona\u2019s attacking roster remains heavily stocked. Lamine Yamal, Raphinha, Dani Olmo, Fermin Lopez, Ferran Torres, Rony Bardghji, Gordon, and Adeyemi all compete for positions across the wing and attacking midfield roles, and with the club still navigating a difficult financial situation, outgoings this summer appear inevitable.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Raphinha\u2018s future at Barcelona has been called into question, both by the reported interest he has attracted from…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":538721,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[1998,85,46,245427,19705,16263,105],"class_list":["post-538720","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-sports","tag-barcelona","tag-il","tag-israel","tag-joan-laporta","tag-karim-adeyemi","tag-raphinha","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/538720","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=538720"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/538720\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/538721"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=538720"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=538720"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=538720"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}