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Raphinha pens farewell message to Leeds fans

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Raphinha pens farewell message to Leeds fans

New Barcelona addition Raphinha has taken to social media on Friday, to bid a fond farewell to all related to Leeds United.

Brazilian worldwide Raphinha’s Elland Highway exit was in fact lastly made official earlier immediately.

On the again of weeks of hypothesis, which noticed the gifted wide-man tipped for strikes to a number of the continent’s high golf equipment, Raphinha in the end opted to take his skills to Spain, with the aforementioned Barcelona.

The 25-year-old put pen to paper on a five-year deal on the Camp Nou, in a deal price a price with the potential to surpass €65 million.

Leeds United can affirm Raphinha has immediately accomplished a switch to FC Barcelona for an undisclosed price.
— Leeds United (@LUFC) July 15, 2022

Raphinha’s transfer to Catalunya, in fact, marks the 2nd main departure from west Yorkshire this summer season, after Kalvin Phillips too opted for greener pastures, linking up with Premier League champions Manchester Metropolis.

In flip, the previous, as alluded to above, has taken to his official social media platforms on Friday, to ship a heartfelt farewell message to Leeds’ supporters, workers and squad alike.

In a prolonged submit, Raphinha confirmed his gratitude to the ‘membership that hugged me’ for the final two years, earlier than reiterating that he’ll ‘all the time be cheering as a fan’ from afar:

“Life is made up of conferences and goodbyes, and the superb occasions I lived in Leeds will all the time be in my reminiscence. I’ll always remember the membership that hugged me, the membership I used to be representing after I first went to the Brazilian nationwide workforce. I need to thanks for all of the love, belief, assist and all the fun I loved at Leeds United.

“Indubitably, it was an unimaginable expertise in my profession.

“In all places I’ve been, I’ve all the time rooted for a workforce, which I establish with and Leeds could be no totally different. For certain, in England it’s the membership I’ll all the time be following and cheering as a fan as a result of it’s the membership that allowed me to reside considered one of my largest goals which was to play within the Premier League. Undoubtedly, it’s the workforce that shall be in my coronary heart for all my life.

‘Carry you in my heart forever’ – Raphinha pens farewell message to Leeds fans

LEEDS, ENGLAND – MAY 15: Raphinha walks off carrying a banner made by a fan throughout the Premier League match between Leeds United and Brighton & Hove Albion at Elland Highway on Could 15, 2022 in Leeds, United Kingdom. (Photograph by Robbie Jay Barratt – AMA/Getty Photos)

“I would like right here to depart my particular because of the board, medical division, technical workforce and to the opposite departments and to this excellent crowd who all the time supported.

“Basically, I want to thank everybody who immediately or not directly helped me to get to the place I’m immediately in addition to the gamers and the technical committees I labored for.

“Thanks very a lot. None of this is able to have been doable with out your welcome and affection. I’ll carry each in my coronary heart without end.

“Immediately I’m fulfilling a childhood dream.

“Thanks very a lot, I’ll always remember you.”