Arsenal lead the race for Raphinha

Raphinha is one of Barcelona's transfer targets this summer. The Catalan club will attempt to sign him in case of Ousmane Dembele finally deciding not to renew and leave the club during the current window.

Leeds United will only let their player go for aproximately 60 million pounds. This high figure could well complicate negotiations for Barcelona considering the economic trouble the club currently finds itself in.

Now, 'The Athletic' has reported that the Arsenal board are ready to make a bid to have Raphinha in their team ahead of the upcoming season.

The Gunners want to bolster their squad with high quality players to return to the fight for trophies and the Brazilian is one of their most sought after targets to pair with Gabriel Jesus.

In this way, everything seems to be pointing towards Arsenal giving up 60 million pounds to Leeds and beating Barcelona to the transfer. Keep your eyes peeled on this story over the coming weeks. The ex Rennes player may well be staying in the Premier League after all.