Lamine Yamal and Ferran Torres complicate Raphinha's future at Barça

Published:22/01/2024 - 12:13h

Updated:22/01/2024 - 17:59h

Raphinha's football this season has not been as positive as Barça had hoped, and he has also been in the infirmary twice, something that seems to be keeping him away from continuing at the club

Raphinha Fell lesionado in Saudi Arabia with a problem in the biceps femoral of the left leg. The break arrived just before the rest of the semifinal of Supercopa in front of Osasuna, a setback that fell like balde of cold water for Xavi Hernández, but that also seems to be generating consequences for the Brazilian.

And it is that while the left-handed footballer is in the infirmary trying be available for the start of the eighth of final of the Champions League, in front of the Napoli, several culés go advancing with the rhythm of competition and evolving in the game. One of them is surely the reemplazante more natural of Raphinha: Lamine Yamal.

The extremes of Xavi are improving increasingly

In fact, the canterano is shining with own light in the right band and already found again with the goal in the season. The international Spanish marked to sentence the triumph in the Supercopa, being also very important in front of Unionistas in Glass and now in front of the Betis delivered an authentic 'master class' in Seville. To all this adds him that Ferran Torres was the protagonist of the meeting in front of the béticos.

The Valencian annotated a hat-trick that allowed to the Catalans return homeward with three points, achieving besides reach the 11 goals in this course, so alone one by behind Lewandowski, maximum scorer of the team. It is thus that at least for now the Barça seems to have sufficient alternative to play without Raphinha, thinking obviously in what it will be the market of summer.

Joao Félix and Vitor Roque, other alternatives of the Barça

And it is that beside these two names also has to consider to a Joao Félix that is yielded until 30 June and could continue in the City Condal if the Barça arrives to an agreement with the Athletic of Madrid. The Portuguese, more settled in the left, can contest this place with Ferran Torres and even with Vitor Roque, another name that wide the options of attack of the culés. Clearly the market can bring surprises, but to the day of today Raphinha seem to be the most likely name of attack to be planted in the ramp of exit.