Raphinha has expressed his want to stay with Barcelona for the remainder of his profession after signing a one-year extension with the LaLiga champions.
The Brazil ahead put pen to paper on a deal that may preserve him with Barca till the tip of June 2028.
His new contract comes after an excellent season by which Raphinha, having been named one among Barca’s captains for the marketing campaign, impressed the Blaugrana to a LaLiga and Copa del Rey double.
Barca additionally received the Supercopa de Espana and reached the semi-finals of the Champions League, dropping a outstanding tie with Inter Milan in additional time of a pulsating second leg at San Siro.
Heading into Barca’s LaLiga finale towards Athletic Bilbao, Raphinha has scored 34 targets and 22 assists in all competitions this season, with many viewing him as a contender to win the Ballon d’Or.
And Raphinha sees himself serving as a talisman for Barca properly past 2028.
Raphinha instructed the membership’s streaming platform, Barca One: “It’s one thing very particular, and feeling a part of the Barca household for an additional yr makes me really feel very completely happy.
“I’ve instructed my household earlier than that my dream is to be right here till the tip of my profession and I hope to have the ability to achieve this however at my greatest degree.”
Raphinha scored solely 13 league targets throughout his first two seasons with Barca after becoming a member of from Leeds United.
Previous to his turnaround beneath Flick, Raphinha was seen as a participant Barca might promote to help their monetary state of affairs.
However along with his future now safe, Raphinha is eager to construct on his dramatic upturn in kind.
“I’m now Raphinha, the dad and the captain,” he added.
“I’ve extra duty than after I arrived however properly, the years go by and also you mature and I believe I’ve matured rather a lot since I obtained right here.
“However I believe I can nonetheless mature much more and with the assistance of everybody, I hope to grow to be a greater individual and a greater footballer.
“I need to preserve scoring lots of targets, assists and above all preserve profitable lots of titles on this shirt. That is my private purpose.”
