Raphinha wants to renew: “I hope to end my career at Barça”

Raphinha is set to be the star of an interview on RAC 1’s ‘Tu diràs’ (tonight at 22:30), after being named Barça’s first captain by Hansi Flick. In the advance shared by Mundo Deportivo, the winger has been very direct about his next step: renewing and staying at Can Barça “until the end”.

Speaking in the programme preview, the Brazilian said he is ready to extend. “Yes, I think I’m going to renew. When I renewed my contract, I did it until 2028, thinking I’d be around 30 or 31. I didn’t know how I’d be back then, but as I’ve started this season, it gives me a few more years,” he explained. His goal is clear: “I’d be really happy to extend my contract and, hopefully, finish my career here without having to go elsewhere.”

Barça is looking ahead

As Mundo Deportivo notes, the club’s side of the conversation is also already in motion. Deco, Barça’s sporting director, spoke last week about Raphinha and sounded confident about the renewal talks. “Does he have a contract until 2028? We are always attentive… after that we go by meritocracy and we’ll talk with him,” Deco said, also praising how Raphinha has built his story at the club and how well the manager gets the best out of him.

On the pitch, the article highlights a bright start: Raphinha is the top scorer in La Liga with nine goals, two more than Lamine Yamal and Kylian Mbappé. In the Champions League, he also scored two against Feyenoord. With that form, plus his public “yes” to renewal, Mundo Deportivo frames talks as the natural next step—so the club can handle the extension properly before it becomes an issue later on.

Source: Mundo Deportivo.