Raphinha and Barcelona still moving forward together: contract extended until 2028

Barcelona, ​​22 May 2025 – Barcelona have had an almost perfect season: winning La Liga , the Spanish Super Cup and the Copa del Rey . Flick has managed to create a cohesive group, made up of both young talents on the rise and experienced players. Many players have been enhanced by the German coach, such as Yamal or Pedri , but above all Raphinha . The former Leeds player has been one of the main protagonists of the Blaugrana season, with 34 goals and 25 assists in 56 games this season. The Brazilian is in fifth place in the top scorers' rankings in La Liga behind Mbappé, Lewandowski, Burimir and Ayoze Perez , while in the Champions League he is at the top together with Guirassy with 13 goals, which, thanks to his eight assists, have made him the player with the most participations in the goal in the history of the Champions League together with Cristiano Ronaldo . The Portuguese, in fact, scored 17 goals and provided four assists to his teammates in the 2013-14 season. Furthermore, Raphinha has also become a leader of the team, with Flick deciding to make him responsible by assigning him the captain's armband several times. In a recent interview, the Brazilian had declared that he could not imagine a Barça without Raphinha and today the contract extension arrived. Through its official channels, the Blaugrana club has made official the renewal of the player, who then sent a message to all the fans on social media: "I want to thank all of you for the love you show me every day, I am very happy to have renewed my contract with Barcelona and I want to stay here for many more years". Raphinha's renewal comes a few hours after that of Flick, who extended his contract with the club until 2027, a sign of great confidence from the management in the work of the coach. Now Barcelona's goal is to also renew Lamine Yamal 's contract, which expires in 2026, until 2030. The young Spanish phenomenon, who is valued at 180 million euros on Transfermarkt, has already become one of the best players in the world and Barcelona, ​​who raised him in their youth sector, absolutely do not want to lose him. After a decidedly positive season, Barça wants to raise the bar even further and also go in search of success in Europe, which has been missing since 2015. The elimination in the Champions League semi-final against Inter hurt, but the club has faith in the coach and the players, and these renewals are proof of that.