With FC Barcelona set to sell a number of their players in the next transfer window, the club has now reportedly named their price for one of their most sought-after stars.
Barca's financial struggles are well-documented, with the club having already openly admitted they need to find solutions to satisfy LaLiga's financial fair play regulations, which currently prohibits them from making any signings in the next window.
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It is believed that one of the team's main priorities right now is Lionel Messi's potential return to the Camp Nou, but that deal would be highly dependent on player sales and a serious reduction of their wage bill.
This has prompted the Catalan outfit to ask their squad to accept a 15% salary cut, although this was not universally accepted, with at least two stars said to have rejected the proposal.
With a busy off-season thus anticipated in Catalonia in the coming months, the Blaugrana appear to have ramped up their efforts to balance their books, having now put a steep price tag on one of their assets.
According to Spanish newspaper Sport, the LaLiga giants have decided they will only listen to offers of €80 million (R1.6 billion) or more for winger Raphinha.
The reported price tag would result in a sizeable profit for the club after they signed the Brazilian for €58 million (R1.1 billion) from Leeds United at the beginning of the season.
It is further claimed that England is the most likely next destination for the 26-year-old, with Newcastle United and Chelsea believed to be interested in securing his services.
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Raphinha is said to have given a thumbs-up to a potential departure already despite featuring prominently under manager Xavi Hernandez, having made the joint-second most appearances (45) in the squad this season, according to Transfermarkt.
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