Barcelona announced on its official website on Thursday that the club has extended the contract of its captain, Brazil international winger Raphinha.

According to Barcelona's official statement, Raphinha has signed on a new three-year contract with the club which runs until the summer of 2028. In line withLa Liga's regulations, Raphinha's release clause will also be increased to €1 billion.

After completing his contract extension procedures, Raphinha, who was interviewed by Barcelona's official website again, said: "After talking with the president, I can feel that he, everyone at the club and the management have great trust in me for the second time, and this is very satisfying for me."

"It is always a very special feeling for me to be a part of Barcelona in the next few years. I am very happy about this. This is also one of my personal goals that I have achieved. I hope that I can continue to bring more joy to the fans in the future."

"Before coming here, I told my family that my wish is to play here until the end of my career. I hope I can realize this wish and will do my best to achieve this goal."

It is worth mentioning that with this contract extension, all the fake rumours which our website's notoriously female infamous rumour mongers "Ms. Titan", "Ms. Plan To" and "Ms. Hype Up", who have been constantly lying for years that Raphinha will be "cleared out" and sold to Arsenal, Manchester United, Newcastle United, Tottenham Hotspur or Bayern Munich is now completely quashed!

About Raphinha

Raphinha, 28, was born on December 14, 1996 in Porto Alegre, Brazil. He is 1.76 meters tall and primarily plays as a right winger. He can also play as a left winger or attacking midfielder. He has dual Brazilian and Italian citizenship. His father and uncle are close friends of Brazil legendary star Ronaldinho. Barcelona Sporting Director and former Portugual legendary international midfielder Deco was his agent.

Raphinha played for Avai's youth academy when he was young, but he was signed by Vitoria Guimaraes before he was even promoted to the first team.

As soon as he joined Vitoria Guimaraes, Raphinha quickly established himself in the club's first-team. At this time, he also met the Portugal international star Bruno Fernandes, who now plays for Manchester United, and became friends.

In July 2018, Raphinha transferred to Sporting Clube de Portugal for €6.5 million and formed a strong partnership with Fernandes, leading the club to win the Taça da Portugal once and the Taça de Portugal once.

The following summer, Raphinha joined Rennes for a record transfer fee of €21 million.

In just one season for the club, he led Rennes to comeback and achieved third place finish in Ligue 1, thus qualifying for the 2020/21 season's UEFA Champions League.

In the summer of 2020, Raphinha joined Leeds United for a transfer fee of €20 million.

During this period, his outstanding performance and stable goal efficiency not only helped the "White Shirts" to successfully avoid relegation, but also made himself one of the best wingers in the Premier League.

In July 2022, Raphinha joined Barcelona for €58 million.

Since becoming a member of the Blaugrana, so far, Raphinha has played 143 times for Barcelona in all competitions, scoring 54 goals, assisting 50 times, and winning the La Liga twice, the Supercopa de España twice and the Copa del Rey once with the club, as well as reaching the UEFA Champions League semi-finals once.