{"id":15651,"date":"2026-05-02T12:26:14","date_gmt":"2026-05-02T12:26:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/15651\/"},"modified":"2026-05-02T12:26:14","modified_gmt":"2026-05-02T12:26:14","slug":"saudi-clubs-ready-to-pay-e90m-for-barcelona-captain-with-e30m-salary-package","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/15651\/","title":{"rendered":"Saudi clubs ready to pay \u20ac90m for Barcelona captain with \u20ac30m salary package"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Barcelona are facing a major transfer dilemma as fresh interest emerges for Raphinha, but luckily, the player\u2019s position is already very clear.<\/p>\n<p>According to recent reports from <a href=\"https:\/\/elpais.com\/deportes\/futbol\/2026-05-02\/sin-lamine-el-barca-recupera-a-raphinha-para-cerrar-la-liga.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">El Pais<\/a>, clubs from the Saudi Pro League are prepared to make a huge financial push to sign Raphinha.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The proposed deal could reach \u20ac90 million, with a salary package of around \u20ac30 million per year.<\/p>\n<p>Despite the scale of the offer, those close to the Brazilian winger insist that money is not his priority.<\/p>\n<p>Providing insight into his mindset, sources from his camp have made his position clear, saying,\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cRafa doesn\u2019t want to leave Bar\u00e7a. He always says the same thing: \u2018I want glory, not money\u2019.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Saudi clubs to test Barcelona\u2019s resolve<\/p>\n<p>Interest from Saudi Arabia is serious and well-funded. As per the outlet, at least two clubs are willing to meet Barcelona\u2019s valuation and offer Raphinha a salary that is nearly three times what he currently earns in Spain.<\/p>\n<p>While the figures do not reach the extreme levels seen with Cristiano Ronaldo, the proposal still represents a life-changing contract.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/fc-barcelona-v-newcastle-united-fc-uefa-champions-league-2025-26-round-of-16-second-leg-6-2-1024x683.jpeg\" alt=\"Raphinha of FC Barcelona\" class=\"wp-image-195014\"  \/>Raphinha has been scouted by Saudi teams. (Photo by Eric Alonso\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n<p>However, the player\u2019s desire to continue competing at the highest level in Europe remains unchanged.<\/p>\n<p>An injury-ridden season<\/p>\n<p>Raphinha\u2019s situation this season has been anything but straightforward. The Brazilian has just returned from his fourth injury of the campaign, which has disrupted his rhythm and limited his availability.<\/p>\n<p>In total, he has missed 23 matches and spent 114 days sidelined, a record that has created concern within the club and posed challenges for Hansi Flick.<\/p>\n<p>Although he is now <a href=\"https:\/\/barcauniversal.com\/official-barcelona-squad-list-to-face-osasuna-key-duo-medically-discharged\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">back in the squad for the clash against Osasuna<\/a>, his long-term reliability remains a point of discussion behind the scenes.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, on the transfer front, a potential \u20ac90 million sale would significantly ease financial pressure and could help the club comply with La Liga\u2019s financial regulations, including the 1:1 rule.<\/p>\n<p>Such a deal would also provide the flexibility to reinvest in key areas of the squad and pursue priority transfer targets in the upcoming window.<\/p>\n<p>Ultimately, while Raphinha\u2019s personal preference is to stay and succeed at Barcelona, the final decision may not be as easy as it may seem from the outside.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Barcelona are facing a major transfer dilemma as fresh interest emerges for Raphinha, but luckily, the player\u2019s position&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":15652,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[92,222,223,94],"class_list":{"0":"post-15651","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-barcelona","8":"tag-barcelona","9":"tag-barcelona-news","10":"tag-fc-barcelona","11":"tag-raphinha"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15651","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=15651"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15651\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/15652"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=15651"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=15651"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=15651"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}