Barcelona seeks to block Raphinha from Brazil national team call-up
The Catalan club aims to keep their forward in Barcelona to avoid the risk of injury recurrence after a long-haul flight.
Barcelona is looking to negotiate with the Brazilian national team to keep forward Raphinha out of the upcoming November squad. The club is concerned that the grueling 11,000-kilometer journey to join the national team could lead to a recurrence of the injury he sustained during the previous international break.
Reports suggest that Brazil coach Carlo Ancelotti plans to announce his squad on October 29 and intends to include the forward. However, Barcelona is wary of losing another key player to fitness issues and hopes to keep the attacker at their training base to ensure he reaches full match fitness.
Brazil is scheduled to play two friendly matches in November, facing Japan on the 14th and Singapore on the 17th. The club's medical staff prefers the player to continue his conditioning program in Barcelona during this period.