Leeds United ace Raphinha has taken to Instagram to show he’s all smiles at the club.
The Brazilian winger is currently being tipped with a potential move to Premier League giants Chelsea ahead of the summer transfer window with Barcelo also said to be interested.
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And the report from Football Transfers suggests the 25-year-old has two release clauses in his current deal which could see him leave for as little as €25m (£20.8m) if the Whites were to be relegated.
Amid the rumours, the Leeds ace took to his Instagram story to provide a potentially encouraging sign to the Leeds faithful with a photo of himself in a Leeds shirt with three ‘smiling face’ emojis.
The Brazilian was dropped from Marcelo Bielsa’s starting XI on the weekend for their clash against Manchester United, however, his introduction at half-time saw an immediate improvement in the home side’s attack.
This may come as a shock given the 25-year-old has been the Yorkshire club’s standout player this season with nine goals and two assists in the Premier League.
And with the Whites still sitting dangerously close to the battle against the drop, you’d imagine Bielsa would be looking to get every minute possible out of the winger.
Speculation over Raphinha’s future at Elland Road has been circulating for a number of months now with Liverpool and Bayern Munich both said to have been interested in the winger.
And the January window saw West Ham United make a move for the Leeds ace but the Londoners had their bid firmly rejected by the Whites.
With rumours regarding his future circulating, could Raphinha’s latest Instagram story be a message to the fans that he is happy at Elland Road?
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