{"id":50065,"date":"2026-07-12T14:11:14","date_gmt":"2026-07-12T18:11:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2026\/07\/12\/saudi-arabia-and-premier-league-clubs-interested-in-barcelona-star-entering-final-two-years-of-contract\/"},"modified":"2026-07-12T14:11:14","modified_gmt":"2026-07-12T18:11:14","slug":"saudi-arabia-and-premier-league-clubs-interested-in-barcelona-star-entering-final-two-years-of-contract","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2026\/07\/12\/saudi-arabia-and-premier-league-clubs-interested-in-barcelona-star-entering-final-two-years-of-contract\/","title":{"rendered":"Saudi Arabia and Premier League clubs interested in Barcelona star entering final two years of contract"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_74 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2026\/07\/12\/saudi-arabia-and-premier-league-clubs-interested-in-barcelona-star-entering-final-two-years-of-contract\/#Al_Hilal_and_Premier_League_team_develop_relationship_with_winger\" >Al Hilal and Premier League team develop relationship with winger<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2026\/07\/12\/saudi-arabia-and-premier-league-clubs-interested-in-barcelona-star-entering-final-two-years-of-contract\/#In_other_news%E2%80%A6\" >In other news&#8230;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>Rafinha warming up for Barcelona (Photo by Juan Manuel Serrano Arce\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n<div id=\"article-body\">\n<!-- Article Start --><\/p>\n<p><b><i>Rafinha has been linked with a number of teams at the moment, with Barcelona seemingly willing to sell him for a reasonable price this summer.<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p><em>If you enjoy CaughtOffside&#8217;s coverage and would like to see more, add us as a preferred source on Google and favorite it to see more of our content.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Rumors of Rafinha leaving Barcelona persist.<\/p>\n<p>This shouldn&#8217;t be the case &#8211; the Brazilian has been in great form for the Blaugrana since joining from Leeds and was one of their best players last season.<\/p>\n<p>But the fact that they can sell him for a high fee and reinvest that money means no one can rule out an exit. Catalan newspaper Sport reported interest from Saudi Arabia&#8217;s Al Hilal, but Rafinha himself denies it.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Al_Hilal_and_Premier_League_team_develop_relationship_with_winger\"><\/span>Al Hilal and Premier League team develop relationship with winger<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The winger&#8217;s contract expires in two years, so things will start to get serious from this summer onwards. Premier League teams have also been mentioned as potential transfer destinations.<\/p>\n<p>But from his point of view, it is clear that he just wants a new contract and wants to stay at Barcelona permanently. He apparently doesn&#8217;t like being blamed for these rumors and doesn&#8217;t want to be taken advantage of.<\/p>\n<p>No offers are &#8220;on the table&#8221; at this time, so there&#8217;s nothing to get anyone excited about&#8230;<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"In_other_news%E2%80%A6\"><\/span>In other news&#8230;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Premier League sides have been linked to sign Omar Marmouche from Manchester City as he struggles to find a role in the team.<\/p>\n<p>Aston Villa are preparing to sign Juli\u00e1n Quinones, who is currently attracting interest from several European teams following his impressive performance with Mexico at the World Cup.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Download the official CaughtOffSide app and get all the latest updates straight to your phone! 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