I Don’t Regret Rejecting Chelsea And Arsenal For Barcelona – Raphinha

Barcelona winger Raphinha has opened up about his 2022 departure from Leeds United. He recently had his say while speaking to the press, and fans have been reacting.

Revealing that he turned down lucrative offers from Chelsea and Arsenal, the Brazil international labelled his choice as the greatest decision of his professional career.

On the modern player he holds the highest desire to share a pitch with, Raphinha replied Harry Kane.

His words, “I had offers from a Blue team and also a Red team from London, but the best decision of my career was signing for Barcelona.

Yes, Kane has an excellent sense of positioning; he plays well and scores goals. I put him in the category of very great players. He’s close to genius, but geniuses are very rare at that level.”

WOW.

Futbol Club Barcelona is a professional football club based in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, that competes in La Liga, the top flight of Spanish football.

Founded in 1899 by a group of Swiss, Catalan, German, and English footballers led by Joan Gamper, the club has become a symbol of Catalan culture and Catalanism, hence the motto “Més que un club” (“More than a club”). Unlike many other football clubs, the supporters own and operate Barcelona. It is the third-most valuable sports team in the world, worth $5.51 billion, and the world’s fourth richest football club in terms of revenue, with an annual turnover of €582.1 million.

The official Barcelona anthem is the “Cant del Barça”, written by Jaume Picas and Josep Maria Espinàs. Barcelona traditionally play in dark shades of blue and garnet stripes, hence nicknamed Blaugrana.

In March 2021, Lionel Messi overtook Xavi’s record of 767 games played for the club, and presently has made 778 official appearances in all competitions, while also holding the record for the most appearances in La Liga matches for Barcelona, with 520.