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title: "Leeds United: Journalist drops Raphinha transfer update"
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language: "en-GB"
author: "Adam Clancy"
section: "Leeds United"
published: "2021-06-05T11:42:27Z"
modified: "2021-06-05T11:42:27Z"
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# Leeds United: Journalist drops Raphinha transfer update

**An Italian football journalist has dropped a big Leeds United transfer update on Raphinha.**

### The Lowdown: Raphinha in demand

Raphinha is clearly a player that is going to attract a lot of attention in the summer window, given some of his dazzling displays at Elland Road in the 2020/21 season.

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The Brazilian managed to score six goals and make a further nine assists in the Premier League for the Yorkshire club, the most assists out of any of his teammates, despite being limited to just 30 games in total ([Whoscored](https://www.whoscored.com/Teams/19/Show/England-Leeds)).

He also ranked the highest among Marcelo Bielsa’s squad in terms of both key passes (2.1) and dribbles (1.9) a game ([Whoscored](https://www.whoscored.com/Teams/19/Show/England-Leeds)), showing just how key of a player he was.

### The Latest: Liverpool lead Raphinha race

As per Italian football journalist and transfer specialist [Gianluigi Longari](https://twitter.com/Glongari/status/1400430177369350156), it is Liverpool that are currently leading the race to sign Raphinha, but both Manchester United and Manchester City are closely following behind.

However, Longari warns that it is ‘not a simple deal’, as ultimately the Whites would like to keep him.

### The Verdict: Leeds must keep Raphinha

Given that the Peacocks finished in a very impressive [ninth-place](https://www.skysports.com/premier-league-table) in the top flight in their first season back in the division, they should be under little pressure to sell their star man.

Regarded as a [‘phenomenal’](https://tbrfootball.com/jermaine-beckford-lavishes-praise-on-phenomenal-leeds-star-raphinha/) player by LUFC legend Jermaine Beckford after his inspiring performance against Fulham earlier on in the year, Leeds must also resist selling him to a direct rival if possible.

Currently rated at £22.5m by [Transfermarkt](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/raphinha/profil/spieler/411295), if the Whites do wish to sell the winger, then they should be demanding a monster fee in order to let him go, given just how important he has proven to be to them.

[***In other news, find out what big transfer boost LUFC have been given here!***](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/leeds-united-transfer-rumours/leeds-whites-handed-osaze-urhoghide-boost/)