2022-08-05
In the middle of the presentation Robert Lewandowski with Barcelona at the Camp Nouthe owner of Leeds United warned the Catalan team about the signing of Raphinhawho already had an agreement with the Chelseabut they convinced him to wait for the azulgranas.
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Andrea Radrizzaniowner of the English club, has not hesitated to ‘threaten’ Barça about pending payments and has had a dart to Decoagent of the Brazilian winger, in a dialogue with The Athletic.
“For me, the deal (with Chelsea) was done and when I have a deal, my word is my word. I felt embarrassed to talk to Todd Boehly (owner of Chelsea) again and change my position, “says the president of the Leeds.
The player’s insistence and the “influences of Barcelona” forced Raphinha to reject the ‘Blues’ at the last moment to end up going to the Camp Nou.
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“We made the deal with Chelsea because the player wanted to leave and was open to offers from Premier League clubs. But unfortunately, let’s just say that influences from Barcelona convinced the player to wait, wait, wait… until they could find a solution. This again shows the power and influence that players and their agents have in the system, which to me is exaggerated, too much…” he adds.
”We make a lot of investments to build clubs. We invest hundreds of millions, but all the power seems to belong to the agents and representatives of these players”, was the dart of Radrizzani for Deco.
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The president of Leeds He took all kinds of precautions in view of Barça’s financial situation. On the one hand, as explained The Athletica “penal clause” that would punish the lack of payments by the club that manages John Laporta.
The whole of the Premier League expects to collect the transfer of Raphinha, marking September 2 as the key date. “If not (the money is paid for Raphinha), we will have a global problem that will appear in all the world’s media,” they warn.
The Leeds y Barcelona They did not provide the figures for the Brazilian transfer. However, the diary Brand publishes that the Blaugrana paid 48 million fixed plus 12 in variables for the footballer.
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