Tottenham Hotspur have reportedly submitted an offer to sign the Barcelona winger Raphinha.
The 27-year-old has been linked with a return to the Premier League for months and it appears that clubs like Tottenham and Liverpool are keen on securing his signature.
A report from Spanish publication
sport claims that Tottenham have offered €70 million (£60m) for the Brazilian winger and it remains to be seen whether Barcelona are prepared to accept the offer.
The Spanish have their financial limitations and they could use the funds from Raphinha’s sale to improve their squad at the end of the season. The 27-year-old has hardly been an exceptional performer for the La Liga club and it wouldn’t be surprising if they decided to sanction his departure.
It will be interesting to see if Liverpool come forward with an official proposal to sign the player as well. Mohamed Salah has been linked with the move away from the club and Saudi Arabian outfit Al Hilal are reportedly prepared to pay €100 million for the Egyptian international.
Liverpool will have to replace him adequately and the former Leeds United winger could prove to be a useful acquisition.
Raphinha has four goals and seven assists to his name across all competitions. He will add creativity and technical ability in the final third. Although he’s not a prolific goalscorer like Salah, he could certainly replace the creative output of the Egyptian international.

FC Barcelona has a $75 million (€70 million) offer on the table from Tottenham Hotspur for Raphinha, according to sport.
The two European giants were recently rivals in the transfer market. Barca appeared to be closing in on Swedish teenager Lucas Bergvall, only for the north London club to convince the midfielder that he would be better off starting his career in the elite with them instead.
Whereas Spurs did, Barca couldn’t guarantee Bergvall first team football in a talented squad that boasts other youngsters such as Pedri and Gavi plus seasoned veterans including Ilkay Gundogan and Frenkie de Jong.
In the upcoming summer transfer window, though, Barca and Spurs – who faced each other in the 2018/2019 Champions League group phase and August’s Joan Gamper Trophy match – could become business partners.
That is because according to SPORT, the Premier League outfit has put a $75 million offer on the table to take Raphinha off the Catalans’ hands.
Barca agreed to pay Leeds United a fixed $62.3 million (€58 million) plus variables for Raphinha in 2022 and are believed to require a big sale, if not two, ahead of next term in order to balance Financial Fair Play limits.
After suffering mixed form and injuries so far in one-and-a-half seasons under Xavi Hernandez, Raphinha’s transfer could fit that bill alongside De Jong.
SPORT reported that Liverpool are also interested in Raphinha, and this could kick off an auction that sees Barca making an even bigger profit on the Brazil international from English shores.
Raphinha could be an indirect replacement for Mohamed Salah at Anfield, with the Egyptian possibly sold to Saudi Arabia for a mammoth fee after the Reds turned down a similar proposal for their star forward in 2023.
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