PSG Transfer News: Rafinha’s career at Paris Saint-Germain is over as he left the club on a free transfer. He will play for Al Arabi of the Qatari Stars League, as he decided to join them on a two-year contract.
Rafinha was a product of the Barcelona youth academy like his brother Thiago, who has a very impressive career at Barcelona and Bayern Munich. he now plays for Liverpool. Rafinha joined the Barça academy at the age of 13.
As a Brazilian-born midfielder, he played for Brazil and Spain in his youth career. He was first promoted to the senior team in 2011 with Pep Guardiola against Hospitalet in a Copa del Rey match.
In his Barca days from 2011 to 2020, he was loaned out twice to Celta de Vigo and once to Inter Milan. Although he played quite well at Celta, they decided not to sign him.
PSG Transfer News: Rafinha’s career before PSG
He made a total of 56 appearances for the Catalan club and won three La Liga titles, a Champions League winner’s medal, five Spanish Cups, four Spanish Super Cups, a UEFA Super Cup and a Club World Cup. FIFA. He was also an Olympic gold medalist with the Brazilian Olympic team.
The Brazilian-born midfielder appeared 134 times in La Liga with teams like Barça, Celta Vigo and Real Sociedad.
Rafinha’s spell at PSG
Despite having been linked with Leeds, Barca sold him for just £2.7m to Ligue-1 giants PSG. He signed a three-year contract on October 5, 2020. Rafinha was the second day of PSG’s transfer deadline in addition to the loan of Porto defensive midfielder Danilo Pereira.
It was very difficult for the La Masia youth squad to get regular playing time, as he appeared 28 times.
After a devastating spell at PSG, Rafinha moved to Real Sociedad on loan in December 2021. He scored his only goal there against Granada and appeared just 17 times. He returned to his parent club at the end of his loan spell.
PSG Transfer News: Rafinha’s transfer link and his move
Things got interesting when transfer guru Fabrizio Ramano spoke on his YouTube channel. He spoke about Liverpool’s interest in Rafinha, as he was on their shortlist. Klopp’s Liverpool midfield options were struggling with injuries. They had fewer options. The reds were forced to go back to the market to hire a new midfielder.
Liverpool recruiters thought about the player, but opted for a better option, Arthur Melo. According to Fabrizio Ramano, “I dreamed of the possibility of playing with his brother, Thiago Alcantara. In the end, it didn’t happen.”
Liverpool preferred Rafinha as a much cheaper option and he plays decent football. He has the Barca experience of playing with some of football’s legendary midfielders like Xavi, Iniesta and Fabregas.
In the end, Fabrizio Ramano confirmed that Rafinha left Paris Saint-Germain for free and joined Al Arabi on September 3 on a two-year deal, as the transfer window is still open there.
